The single nucleotide polymorphisms of chicken melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) gene and their association analysis with carcass traits

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 560-566

  Qiu, Xuemei ^a,b   Li, Ning ^a   Deng, Xuemei ^a   Zhao, Xingbo ^a   Meng, Qingyong ^a   Wang, Xiuli ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Chicken; Melanocortin 4 receptor; SNPs

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4;

MUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 33846517457     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-006-2029-7     Document Type: Article

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