Mitochondrial PEPCK: A highly polymorphic gene with alleles co-selected with Marek's disease resistance in chickens

Animal Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 395-397

  Li, S ^a   Zadworny, D ^a   Aggrey, S E ^a   Kuhnlein, U ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chicken; Genetic marker; Marek's disease susceptibility; Mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HAPLOTYPE; HOST RESISTANCE; LACTIC ACID; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP); POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; GENE FREQUENCY; GLUCONEOGENESIS; MAREK DISEASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP); POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032192187     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.1998.295362.x     Document Type: Article

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