Patterns of ribosomal gene variation in elite commercial chicken pure line populations

Animal Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 110-116

  Delany, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

18S 5 8S 28S ribosomal genes; Chicken; Genetic diversity; NOR; RDNA

Indexed keywords

BREED DIFFERENCE; CHICKEN; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIANCE; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; MALE; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; RIBOSOMES; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0034007460     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2000.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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