Comparison of genetic models for analysing the effects of a PvuII polymorphism in the oestrogen receptor 1(ESR1) gene on prolificacy in an Iberian × Meishan pig population

Animal Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 454-458

  Braglia, S ^a,b   Ramirez O ^c   Noguera, J L ^a   Tomas A ^b   Ovilo, C ^d   Varona, L ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian; Meishan; Oestrogen receptor; Pig; Prolificacy

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FERTILITY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MUTATION; SWINE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; FERTILITY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SWINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748786218     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2006.01500.x     Document Type: Article

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