A comparison between the β-globin gene clusters of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and Sardinian mouflon (Ovis gmelini musimon)

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-222

  Rando, A ^a   Di Gregorio, P ^b   Capuano, M ^a   Senese, C ^a   Manca, L ^b   Naitana, S ^b   Masala, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domestic sheep; Haemoglobin; Sardinian mouflon; globin cluster

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; OVIS GMELINI;

EID: 0038647467     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19960301     Document Type: Review

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