DGAT1 K232A polymorphism in Brazilian cattle breeds

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 475-482

  Lacorte, G A ^a   Machado, M A ^b   Martinez, M L ^b   Campos, A L ^b   Maciel, R P ^b   Verneque, R S ^b   Teodoro, R L ^b   Peixoto, M G C D ^b   Carvalho, M R S ^a   Fonseca, C G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candidate genes; Cattle; DGAT1; PCR RFLP; Zebu

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE FARMING; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; MALE; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748618687     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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