Genetic evidence for the introgression of Western NR6A1 haplotype into Chinese Licha breed associated with increased vertebral number

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-250

  Yang, G ^a   Ren, J ^a   Zhang, Z ^a   Huang, L ^a  

^a JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic introgression; Licha Black; NR6A1; Vertebral number

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GERM CELL NUCLEAR FACTOR; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLASSIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOLOGY; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINE; SWINE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BREEDING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINE; SUS SCROFA;

SUIDAE;

EID: 62949161543     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01820.x     Document Type: Article

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