Sex identification of the black swan (cygnus atratus) using the locus-specific PCR and implications for its reproduction

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 196-198

  He, P J ^a   Yu, J Q ^a   Fang, S G ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN PROTEIN; CHD W PROTEIN, GALLUS GALLUS; CHD-W PROTEIN, GALLUS GALLUS; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DUCKS AND GEESE; FEMALE; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANSERIFORMES; AVIAN PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS);

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; CYGNUS ATRATUS; GALLIFORMES; PANDA;

EID: 20444482904     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2005.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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