Technical note: DNA typing for ovine MHC DRB1 using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP)

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 3362-3365

  Konnai, S ^a,b   Nagaoka, Y ^a   Takesima, S ^a   Onuma, M ^b   Aida, Y ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; Ovar DRB1 exon 2; PCR RFLP; Restriction enzyme

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHEEP;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; DNA; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SHEEP;

EID: 0642281177     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73939-3     Document Type: Article

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