Genetic diversity and structure of two prominent zebu cattle breeds adapted to the arid region of India inferred from microsatellite polymorphism

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 124-136

  Sodhi, M ^a   Mukesh, M ^a   Ahlawat, S P S ^a   Sobti, R C ^b   Gahlot, G C ^c   Mehta, S C ^d   Prakash, B ^a   Mishra, B P ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c RAJASTHAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON CAMEL   (India)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Indian zebu cattle; Microsatellite markers; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BREED; CATTLE; DESERT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INDIA; MATING; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RATHI; STATISTICS; THARPARKAR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DESERT CLIMATE; GENETIC MARKERS; INDIA; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOS INDICUS;

EID: 43449129465     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-007-9135-5     Document Type: Article

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