Clinical and cytogenetic studies in intersex ewes

Caryologia

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-74

  Cinzia, Santucciu ^a   Bonelli, Piero ^a   Bogliolo, Luisa ^a   Rosati, Irma ^a   Ledda, Sergio ^a   Zedda, Maria Teresa ^a   Pau, Salvatore ^a   Iannuzzi, Leopoldo ^b   Fogu, Giuseppina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

C banding; Intersex; Sex chromosomes; Sex determination; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SARDA;

EID: 33845276212     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2006.10797900     Document Type: Article

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