Analysis of genetic variation in different sheep breeds using microsatellites

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1060-1068

  El Nahas, Soheir M ^a   Hassan, Amal A ^a   Abou Mossallam, Ahlam A ^a   Mahfouz, Eman R ^a   Bibars, Mona A ^a   Oraby, Hanaa A S ^a   De Hondt, H A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Diversity; Genetic; Microsatellites; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 43449087367     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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