A novel repeated sequence located on the bovine Y chromosome: Its application to rapid and precise embryo sexing by PCR

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 509-514

  Kageyama, Soichi ^a   Yoshida, Ikuya ^b   Kawakura, Kazuhiko ^c   Chikuni, Koichi ^d  

^a Hokkaido Animal Research Center   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine Y chromosome; Embryo sexing; FISH; PCR; Repeated sequence

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CATTLE; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 4344592794     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.509     Document Type: Article

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