Mapping and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci for the number of vertebrae in a White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian intercross resource population

Animal Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 545-551

  Ren, D R ^a   Ren, J ^a   Ruan, G F ^a   Guo, Y M ^a   Wu, L H ^a   Yang, G C ^a,b   Zhou, L H ^a   Li, L ^a   Zhang, Z Y ^a   Huang, L S ^a  

^a JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TAISHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

fine mapping; pig; quantitative trait loci; vertebral number.

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPINE; SWINE; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPINE; SWINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84865863961     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02313.x     Document Type: Article

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