cDNA cloning, mapping and polymorphism of the porcine Rhesus (RH) gene

Animal Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 176-182

  Omi, T ^a,b   Vogeli P ^a   Hagger, C ^a   Schelling, C ^a   Spilar S ^a   Kajii, E ^b   Stranzinger, G ^a   Neuenschwander, Stefan ^a,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cloning; Mapping; Pig; Rhesus (RH) gene

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE FREQUENCY; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUS SCROFA;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037709763     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2003.00978.x     Document Type: Article

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