Ovine acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1- molecular characterization, polymorphisms and association with milk traits

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 737-742

  Scata M C ^a   Napolitano, F ^a   Casu, S ^b   Carta, A ^b   De Matteis, G ^a   Signorelli, F ^a   Annicchiarico, G ^c   Catillo, G ^a   Moioli, B ^a  

^a CRA PCM   (Italy)

^b AGRIS Sardegna   (Italy)

^c CRA ZOE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy sheep; DGAT1 gene; Milk traits; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; ITALY; MILK; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SHEEP; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; DNA PRIMERS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; ITALY; MILK; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SARDA;

EID: 69949187237     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01909.x     Document Type: Article

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