Evaluation of SNPs in the chicken HMGA2 gene as markers for body weight gain

Animal Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-336

  Song, C ^a,b   Gu, X ^a   Feng, C ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Gao, Y ^a   Hu, X ^a   Li, N ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

body weight; chicken; HMGA2 gene; SNP

Indexed keywords

HIGH MOBILITY GROUP A2 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HMGA2 PROTEIN; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

GALLUS GALLUS; MUS;

EID: 79955913729     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02141.x     Document Type: Article

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