Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Carcass Composition in Swine: I. Fat Deposition Traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2247-2254

  Rohrer, G A ^a   Keele, J W ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fat; Genomes; Mapping; Pigs; Quantitative Traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STANDARD; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALLELES; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; MALE; MEAT; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SWINE;

EID: 0032152111     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7692247x     Document Type: Article

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