Molecular in situ hybridization analysis of sheep and goat BAC clones identifies the transcriptional orientation of T cell receptor gamma genes on chromosome 4 in bovids

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 977-983

  Antonacci, R ^a   Vaccarelli, G ^a   Di Meo, G P ^b   Piccinni, B ^a   Miccoli, M C ^a   Cribiu, E P ^b   Perucatti, A ^b   Iannuzzi, L ^b   Ciccarese, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

BAC clones analysis; Bovids; Chromosome banding and characterization; Gene transcriptional orientation; Goat; Molecular and in situ hybridization; Sheep; T cell receptors genes

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CHROMOSOME IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GOAT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, BACTERIAL; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; GENES, T-CELL RECEPTOR GAMMA; GOATS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; SHEEP; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34447288248     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-0202-x     Document Type: Article

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