A variation of simple repeat sequence in the promoter region of the bovine growth hormone (bGH) gene in beef cattle is similar to water buffalo

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-19

  Velloso Rodrigues, C ^a,c   Dias Neto, E ^b   Lopes Pinheiro, L E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 0346395731     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.1999.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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