Genetic analysis of modifiers for the hooded phenotype in the rat

Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 175-184

  Torigoe, Daisuke ^a   Asano, Atsushi ^a,b   Yamauchi, Hideto ^a   Ruiha, Dang ^a   Sasaki, Nobuya ^a   Agui, Takashi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epistatic interaction; Hooded; QTL analysis; Rat coat color

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BROWN NORWAY RAT; GENETICS; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; HISTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RAT;

ANIMALS; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN;

EID: 77956224122     PISSN: 00471917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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