Analysis of segregation distortion and association of the bovine FGF2 with fertilization rate and early embryonic survival

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 722-728

  Wang, X ^a   Schutzkus, V ^b   Huang, W ^b   Rosa, G J M ^b   Khatib, H ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Early embryonic survival; Fertilization rate; Fibroblast growth factor 2; Segregation distortion

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA PRIMERS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; LINEAR MODELS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 69949176473     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01904.x     Document Type: Article

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