DNA polymorphism of leptin gene in Bos indicus and Bos taurus cattle

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 740-742

  Choudhary, Vivek ^a   Kumar, Pushpendra ^a   Bhattacharya, Tarun K ^a   Bhushan, Bharat ^a   Sharma, Arjava ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; Bos taurus; Leptin gene; PCR RFLP; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOS TAURUS X BOS INDICUS;

EID: 31444432038     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572005000500014     Document Type: Article

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