Polymorphisms of the cocaine-amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) gene and their association with reproductive traits in chinese goats

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 731-738

  Wang, P Q ^a   Deng, L M ^a   Zhang, B Y ^a   Chu, M X ^b   Hou, J Z ^c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CART gene; Goats; Microsatellites; Reproduction traits; SNPs

Indexed keywords

COCAINE AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSRIPT PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHINESE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GOAT; LITTER SIZE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; GOATS; LITTER SIZE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 79955853249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol10-2gmr1091     Document Type: Article

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