A critical analysis of production-associated DNA polymorphisms in the genes of cattle, goat, sheep, and pig

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 591-617

  Ibeagha Awemu, Eveline M ^a   Kgwatalala, Patrick ^a   Zhao, Xin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CARCASS; CATTLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXON; FAT BODY; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GOAT; GROWTH; MILK; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SHEEP; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DNA; EXONS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GOATS; MALE; MILK PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SHEEP; SUS SCROFA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 64149101357     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: 14321777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00335-008-9141-x     Document Type: Article

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