Replication and refinement of a quantitative trait locus influencing milk protein percentage on ovine chromosome 3

Animal Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 636-641

  Garcia Gamez E ^a   Gutierrez Gil B ^a   Sanchez J P ^a   Arranz, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

dairy sheep; linkage analysis; linkage disequilibrium; milk protein percentage; quantitative trait locus

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84865600401     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02294.x     Document Type: Article

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