Genetic diversity, structure, and breed relationships in Iberian cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 893-906

  Martin Burriel I ^a   Rodellar, C ^a   Canon J ^b   Cortes O ^b   Dunner, S ^b   Landi, V ^c   Martinez Martinez A ^c   Gama, L T ^d   Ginja, C ^d,e   Penedo, M C T ^e   Sanz, A ^a   Zaragoza, P ^a   Delgado, J V ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^d L INIA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Admixture; Bos taurus; Genetic diversity; Iberia; Microsatellite marker; Structure and relationship

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PEDIGREE; PORTUGAL; SPAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE; PORTUGAL; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79960993166     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3338     Document Type: Article

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