Brazilian Nelore cattle: A melting pot unfolded by molecular genetics

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1127-1137

  Dani, M A C ^a   Heinneman, M B ^b   Dani, S U ^a  

^a Excegen Genetica SA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; Bos taurus; DNA marker; Marker assisted selection; Microsatellite; Nelore

Indexed keywords

AFFINITY LABELING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FLOW; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; MELTING POINT; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; BREEDING; CATTLE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 56749096558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol7-4gmr499     Document Type: Article

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