Analysis of the population structure of Uruguayan Creole cattle as inferred from milk major gene polymorphisms

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 491-495

  Rincón, Gonzalo ^a   Armstrong, Eileen ^a   Postiglioni, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

DGAT1 gene; Milk protein; SNPs; Uruguayan Creole cattle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; ALPHA S1 CASEIN; BETA CASEIN; BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; CASEIN; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA; KAPPA CASEIN; MILK FAT; MILK PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATTLE FARMING; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; FAT CONTENT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; LIVESTOCK; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; URUGUAY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; TETRA;

EID: 33748655861     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572006000300016     Document Type: Article

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