High resolution mapping and identification of new quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting susceptibility to Marek's disease

Animal Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 126-135

  Yonash, N ^a,b   Bacon, L D ^a   Witter, R L ^a   Cheng, H H ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Disease resistance; Genetic markers; Marek's disease; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; GENETIC MARKER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME; HERPESVIRUS 2, GALLID; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; MALE; MAREK DISEASE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0033121006     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.1999.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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