Variability of CAG tandem repeats in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene is not related with dog intersexuality

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 117, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 308-313

  Nowacka Woszuk, J ^a   Switonski, M ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Arctic fox; CAG polymorphism; Chinese raccoon dog; Dog; Intersexuality; Red fox

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; EXON; FEMALE; FOX; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RACCOON DOG; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DOGS; EXONS; FEMALE; FOXES; GENETIC VARIATION; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RACCOON DOGS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; VULPES;

EID: 70449526443     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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