Increased heterozygosity and allele variants are seen in Texel compared to Suffolk sheep

Heredity

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 102-109

  Walling, G A ^a   Wilson, A D ^a   Mcteir, B L ^a   Bishop, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; MHC; Microsatellite; Nematode resistance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; PARASITE RESISTANCE; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SHEEP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DNA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1042301828     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800389     Document Type: Article

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