Problems of sex determination in birds exemplified by Gallus gallus domesticus

Russian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-265

  Alekseevich, L A ^a   Lukina, N A ^a   Nikitin, N S ^b   Nekrasova, A A ^a,b   Smirnov, A F ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b All Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 67650601338     PISSN: 10227954     EISSN: 16083369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1022795409030016     Document Type: Article

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