Polymorphism of the ovine β3-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB3) and its association with wool mean staple strength and yield

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 958-962

  Forrest, R H ^a   Itenge Mweza, T O ^b   McKenzie, G W ^c   Zhou, H ^c   Frampton, C M ^d   Hickford, J G H ^c  

^a EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

3 adrenergic receptor; ADRB3; Gene marker; Mean staple strength; Polymorphism; Sheep; Wool

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

BETA 3 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; WOOL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-3; SHEEP; WOOL;

EID: 70449449623     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01926.x     Document Type: Article

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