Karyotype and banding patterns of chicken breeds

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 741-744

  Musa, H H ^a,b   Li, B C ^b   Chen, G H ^b   Lanyasunya, T P ^b,c   Xu, Q ^b   Bao, W B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NYALA   (Sudan)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Banding patterns; Chicken; Karyotype

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249215678     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2005.741.744     Document Type: Article

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