Fine mapping of a QTL for intramuscular fat on porcine chromosome 6 using combined linkage and linkage disequilibrium mapping

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Uleberg, E ^a   Wideroe I S ^a   Grindflek, E ^a,b   Szyda, J ^c   Lien, S ^a   Meuwissen, T H E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Pig Breeders' Association   (Norway)

^c WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; CROSS BREEDING; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENOTYPE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 13844320215     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2004.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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