Genetic diversity and origin of Chinese domestic goats revealed by complete mtDNA D-loop sequence variation

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-183

  Liu, R Y ^a,b   Lei, C Z ^a   Liu, S H ^a,b   Yang, G S ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese domestic goat; D loop; Genetic diversity; mtDNA; Origin

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 33847135714     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.178     Document Type: Article

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