Canine Behavioral Genetics: Pointing Out the Phenotypes and Herding up the Genes

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-18

  Spady, Tyrone C ^a   Ostrander, Elaine A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR GENETICS; BRAIN REGION; BREEDING; DOG; DOMESTICATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GENOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DOGS; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; GENOME; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 38749130498     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2007.12.001     Document Type: Review

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