Structural analysis and haplotype diversity in swine LEP and MC4R genes

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-136

  D'Andrea, M ^a   Pilla, F ^a   Giuffra, E ^b   Waddington, D ^c   Archibald, A L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Casertana pig breed; Haplotypes; Leptin; Melanocortin 4 receptor

Indexed keywords

DNA; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BASE SEQUENCE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; DNA; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; LEPTIN; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 41249103393     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2007.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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