A genetic dissection of breed composition and performance enhancement in the Alaskan sled dog

BMC Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Huson, Heather J ^a,b   Parker, Heidi G ^a   Runstadler, Jonathan ^b   Ostrander, Elaine A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENDURANCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISSECTION; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SPORT; WORK; ANIMAL; GENETICS; RUNNING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DOGS; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 77954772552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-11-71     Document Type: Article

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