Phenotypic variation of erythrocyte linker histone H1.c in a pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.) population

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 475-478

  Kowalski, Andrzej ^a   Pałyga, Jan ^a   Górnicka Michalska, Ewa ^a   Bernacki, Zenon ^b   Adamski, Marek ^b  

^a JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allelic variants; Electrophoresis; H1.c subtype; Linker histones

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H1;

ARTICLE; BIRD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AVES; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 77957296406     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572010000300016     Document Type: Article

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