Ribosomal RNA Gene Copy Number and Nucleolar-Size Polymorphisms Within and among Chicken Lines Selected for Enhanced Growth

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1748-1754

  Su, Min H ^a,b   Delany, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Dominica)

Author keywords

Chicken; Commercial lines; Genetic diversity; Nucleoli; Ribosomal DNA variation

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CHROMOSOME NOR; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NUCLEOLUS; PHENOTYPE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MALE; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032252996     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.12.1748     Document Type: Article

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