Genetic polymorphisms in the leptin gene and their association with fatness in four pig breeds

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-193

  Jiang, Zhi Hua ^a   Gibson, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALLELES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; DNA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES; GENOTYPE; LEPTIN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 0032810101     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003359900968     Document Type: Article

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