Characterization of the first growth hormone gene sequence for a passerine bird - The pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 401-406

  Buggiotti, Laura ^a,b   Hellström, Micaela A ^b   Primmer, Craig R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aves; Birds; Growth; Growth hormone; Pied flycatcher

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; DUCK; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE COMPONENTS; GROWTH HORMONE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SONGBIRDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; MAMMALIA; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33847184922     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: 10292365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10425170600807512     Document Type: Article

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