Organization of DH-gene locus is distinct in cattle

Developments in Biologicals

Volumn 132, Issue , 2008, Pages 307-313

  Koti, M ^a   Kataeva, G ^b   Kaushik, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine; Bovine D gene locus; D gene organization; DH gene

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249180171     PISSN: 14246074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000317176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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