Skewed allele frequencies of an Mx gene mutation with potential resistance to avian influenza virus in different chicken populations

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1327-1329

  Li, X Y ^a   Qu, L J ^a   Yao, J F ^a   Yang, N ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Chicken; Mutation; Mx gene; Selection

Indexed keywords

AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MYXOVIRUS RESISTANCE PROTEINS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHICKEN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MUTATION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; MUTATION;

EID: 33746894185     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.7.1327     Document Type: Article

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