Evidence that an imprinted gene on the X chromosome increases ovulation rate in sheep

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 216-221

  Davis, G H ^a   Dodds, K G ^a   Wheeler, R ^a   Jay, N P ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ovulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE SEGREGATION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HETEROZYGOTE; INFERTILITY; INHERITANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SHEEP; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0035174564     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod64.1.216     Document Type: Article

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