Effect of Mitochondrial DNA Variation on Carcass Traits of Japanese Black Cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-41

  Mannen, H ^a   Kojima, T ^a   Oyama, K ^a   Mukai, F ^a   Ishida, T ^b   Tsuji, S ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Cytoplasmic Inheritance; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HAPLOTYPES; MALE; MEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031601868     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.76136x     Document Type: Article

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