Genetic characterization of Aberdeen Angus cattle using molecular markers

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-137

  de Mello Klocker Vasconcellos, Luciana Pimentel ^a   Tambasco Talhari, Daniella ^a   Pozzi Pereira, Andréa ^a   Lehmann Coutinho, Luiz ^b   de Almeida Regitano, Luciana Correia ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aberdeen Angus; Bovine; Characterization; DNA; Microsatellite; RFLP

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; CASEIN; GROWTH HORMONE; MOLECULAR MARKER; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREED DIFFERENCE; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERD; HETEROZYGOSITY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SILVER STAINING;

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0042092235     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572003000200005     Document Type: Article

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