The diagnosis of freemartinism in cattle using sex-specific DNA sequences

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-112

  Ennis, S ^a   Vaughan, L ^a   Gallagher, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DNA; FEMALE; FREEMARTINISM; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 0033172742     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rvsc.1998.0286     Document Type: Editorial

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