Short communication: Characterization of a k-casein genetic variant in the Chinese Yak, Bos grunniens

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1204-1208

  Bai, W L ^a,b   Yin, R H ^a   Zhao, S J ^c   Zheng, Y C ^d   Zhong, J C ^d   Zhao, Z H ^b  

^a SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Animal Science Research Academy of Sichuan Province   (China)

^d SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; k casein; Yak

Indexed keywords

BOS GRUNNIENS;

CASEIN; DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CASEINS; CATTLE; CHINA; DNA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 40649105778     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0376     Document Type: Article

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