A genome scan for quantitative trait loci affecting three ear traits in a White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian resource population

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 463-467

  Ma, J ^a,b   Qi, W ^a   Ren, D ^a   Duan, Y ^a   Qiao, R ^a   Guo, Y ^a   Yang, Z ^a   Li, L ^a   Milan, D ^b   Ren, J ^a   Huang, L ^a  

^a JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Ear traits; Genome scan; Pig; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; EAR; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EAR; FEMALE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 67849119116     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01867.x     Document Type: Article

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