Chromosome variation in the embryos of domestic animals

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 81-90

  King, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; TELOMERE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TELOMERE; VARIATION (GENETICS); X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 43449101512     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000118743     Document Type: Review

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