Inheritance of melanocytic lesions and their association with the white colour phenotype in miniature swine

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 275-283

  Muller S ^a   Wanke, R ^b   Distl, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0035595953     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.2001.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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