Interaction between the X chromosome and an autosome regulates size sexual dimorphism in Portuguese Water Dogs

Genome Research

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1820-1824

  Chase, Kevin ^a   Carrier, David R ^a   Adler, Frederick R ^a   Ostrander, Elaine A ^b   Lark, Karl G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; DOGS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEX FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 28844449589     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: 15495469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.3712705     Document Type: Article

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