Microsatellite polymorphism in locus OMHC1 (MHC Class I) in Polish Heath Sheep and Polish Lowland Sheep (Zelazna variety)

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 217-222

  Gruszczyńska, Joanna ^a   Charon, Krystyna M ^a   Świderek, Wiesław ^a   Sawera, Milena ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

MHC Class I; OMHC1 locus; Polymorphism; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENES, MHC CLASS I; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SHEEP;

EID: 0036051916     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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