QTL modulating ear size and erectness in pigs

Animal Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 222-226

  Wei, W H ^a   De Koning, D J ^a   Penman, J C ^a   Finlayson, H A ^a   Archibald, A L ^a   Haley, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ear erectness; Ear size; Morphology; Pig; Pleiotropy; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; EAR; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; EAR; GENOMICS; ORGAN SIZE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SUS SCROFA;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 34249787864     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01591.x     Document Type: Article

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