Population structure, genetic variation and morphological diversity in indigenous sheep of Ethiopia

Animal Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 621-628

  Gizaw, S ^a,b,c   Van Arendonk, J A M ^b   Komen, H ^b   Windig, J J ^b   Hanotte, O ^d  

^a Debre Berhan Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Diversity; Ethiopia; Microsatellite; Morphology; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHIOPIA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHIOPIA; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; SHEEP; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36749005636     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01659.x     Document Type: Article

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