A comparative genetic analysis of the Irish greyhound population using multilocus DNA fingerprinting, canine single locus minisatellites and canine microsatellites

Animal Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 168-172

  Sutton, M D ^a   Holmes, N G ^b   Brennan, F B ^c   Binns, M M ^b   Kelly, E P ^a   Duke, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Stillorgan Industrial Park   (Ireland)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Genetic structure; Greyhound; Microsatellites; Parentage; Single locus minisatellites

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA MINISATELLITE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, SATELLITE; DOGS; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; IRELAND; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032102727     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.1998.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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