Genetics and the shape of dogs

American Scientist

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 406-413

  Ostrander, Elaine A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME;

ASIA; EURASIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 38849195531     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2007.67.3724     Document Type: Article

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