Genetic variation within and between five Iranian sheep populations using microsatellites markers

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2488-2492

  Esmaeilkhanian, Saeid ^a   Banabazi, Mohammad Hossein ^a  

^a ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heterozygosity; Iranian sheep; Microsatellite genetic variation; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845261792     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.2488.2492     Document Type: Article

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