Determination of ancestral proportions in synthetic bovine breeds using commonly employed microsatellite markers

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 432-437

  Bicalho, H M S ^a   Pimenta, C G ^a   Mendes, I K P ^a   Pena, H B ^a,b   Queiroz, E M ^a   Pena, S D J ^a,b  

^a Gene Genealógica Central de GenoTipagem de Animais Ltda   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ancestry; Microsatellites; Synthetic breed; Taurine; Zebu

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE FARMING; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENEALOGY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; CATTLE; DNA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748583759     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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