Is the American Zebu really Bos indicus?

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 543-546

  Meirelles, Flávio V ^a,c   Rosa, Artur J M ^a   Lôbo, Raysildo B ^a   Garcia, Joaquim M ^b   Smith, Lawrence C ^c   Duarte, Francisco A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033372199     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571999000400013     Document Type: Article

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