Molecular characteristics of the porcine DLK1 and MEG3 genes

Animal Genetics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-192

  Li, X P ^a   Do, K T ^a   Kim, J J ^b   Huang, J ^c   Zhao, S H ^c   Lee, Y ^a   Rothschild, M F ^d   Lee, C K ^e   Kim, K S ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DLK1; GTL2; Imprinting; MEG3; Pig; Polar overdominance; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHROMOSOME MAP; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH; MALE; MAMMAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GROWTH; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; MAMMALS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 41149146091     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01693.x     Document Type: Article

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