Reduced genetic structure of north Ethiopian cattle revealed by Y-chromosome analysis

Heredity

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 214-221

  Li, M H ^a   Zerabruk, M ^b   Vangen, O ^b   Olsaker, I ^b   Kantanen, J ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cattle; Microsatellite; North Ethiopia; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADAPTATION; ALLELE; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME; COMMON ANCESTRY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; IMMIGRATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; PASTORALISM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; ETHIOPIA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA; ETHIOPIA; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; Y CHROMOSOME;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 33947629232     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800931     Document Type: Article

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