Genetic diversity in the Pantaneiro horse breed assessed using microsatellite DNA markers

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 261-270

  Giacomoni, E H ^a   Fernandez Stolz G P ^a   Freitas, T R O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Horse; Microsatellites; Pantaneiro horses

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HORSE; INBREEDING; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 42149104679     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol7-1gmr367     Document Type: Article

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