A simple and universal method for molecular sexing of non-ratite birds

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 116-121

  Fridolfsson, Anna Karin ^a   Ellegren, Hans ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; AVIAN GENETICS; BREEDING METHODS; ELECTROPHORESIS; INTRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; W CHROMOSOME;

ARIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; PALAEOGNATHAE;

EID: 0032966685     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677252     Document Type: Article

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