A genome scan for QTL affecting fleece and wool traits in Merino sheep

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 88-97

  Beh, K J ^a   Callaghan, M J ^a   Leish, Z ^a   Hulme, D J ^a   Lenane, I ^a   Maddox, J F ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genome; Quantitative trait loci; Sheep; Wool

Indexed keywords

FLEECE; MERINO SHEEP; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOOL;

EID: 0034777361     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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