Polymorphism at the porcine Dominant white/KIT locus influence coat colour and peripheral blood cell measures

Animal Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 288-296

  Johansson, A ^a   Pielberg, G ^b   Andersson, L ^b,c   Edfors Lilja, I ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood cells; Coat colour; KIT; Pig

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAIR COLOR; HEMATOCRIT; METABOLISM; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; ERYTHROCYTES; GENOTYPE; HAIR COLOR; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; IRON; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 25644438524     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2005.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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