A centric fission and heterochromatin polymorphism in Equus asinus Spanish breeds

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-141

  Alaoui, N ^a   Jordana, J ^a   Ponsa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1842865787     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.2003.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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