Bovine melanocortin receptor 4: cDNA sequence, polymorphisms and mapping

Animal Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 189-192

  Haegeman, A ^a   Coopman, F ^a   Jacobs, K ^a   Mattheeuws, M ^a   Van Zeveren, A ^a   Peelman, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CDNA; Melanocortin receptor 4; Mutation; PCR; RFLP; SSCP

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BREED; CATTLE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC SCREENING; HOMOLOGY; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RADIATION HYBRID MAPPING; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034861789     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2001.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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