Genetic diversity and relationship of indigenous goats of sub-saharan Africa using microsatellite DNA markers

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Muema, E K ^a,b   Wakhungu, J W ^b   Hanotte, O ^a   Jianlin, Han ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

DNA markers; Gene diversity; Selection

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 68949152548     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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