Genetic variation within the Hereford breed of cattle

Animal Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 202-211

  Blott, S C ^a   Williams, J L ^a   Haley, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood type polymorphism; Genetic diversity; Hereford cattle; Introgression

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BREED; BREEDING; CATTLE; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIGEN; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HYBRID; POPULATION GENETICS; TRANSFERRIN;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; CATTLE; ERYTHROCYTES; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032103814     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.1998.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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