A MvaI PCR-RFLP detecting a silent allele at the goat α-lactalbumin locus

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 355-357

  Cosenza, Gianfranco ^a   Gallo, Daniela ^a   Illario, Rosa ^a   Di Gregorio, Paola ^b   Senese, Carmela ^b   Ferrara, Lino ^c   Ramunno, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

lactalbumin; Capra hircus; Milk; PCR RFLP; Silent allele

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA;

LACTALBUMIN; LACTOSE SYNTHASE; PRIMER DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GOAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; GENOTYPE; GOATS; LACTALBUMIN; LACTOSE SYNTHASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0042198666     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029903006265     Document Type: Article

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