Genetic relationships and admixture among sheep breeds from Northern Spain assessed using microsatellites

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2246-2252

  Alvarez I ^a   Royo, L J ^a   Fernandez I ^a   Gutierrez J P ^b   Gomez E ^a   Goyache, F ^a,c  

^a Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Admixture; Microsatellite; Migration Rate; Population Structure; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4243124099     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8282246x     Document Type: Article

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