Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 gene association with egg traits in dwarf chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 883-886

  Yao, J F ^a   Chen, Z X ^a   Xu, G Y ^a   Wang, X L ^a   Ning, Z H ^a   Zheng, J X ^a   Qu, L J ^a   Yang, N ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Eggshell trait; Low density lipoprotein receptor related protein 8; Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COLOR; EGG; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; OPEN READING FRAME; ORGAN SIZE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLOR; DNA PRIMERS; EGG SHELL; EGGS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; OPEN READING FRAMES; ORGAN SIZE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, LDL;

EID: 77953108744     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00613     Document Type: Article

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