Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the KIT and KITLG genes in pigs

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-313

  Okumura, Naohiko ^a   Matsumoto, Toshimi ^a   Hamasima, Noriyuki ^b   Awata, Takashi ^b  

^a STAFF Institute   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Haplotype; KIT; KITLG; Pig; SNP

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 43449121005     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2008.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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