Genetic testing in domestic cats

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 224-230

  Lyons, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic cat; Feline; Genetic testing; Identification; Mutations; Parentage

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; RNA 12S;

ANIMAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ARTICLE; BREED; CAT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CYTOGENETICS; DNA DETERMINATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; TURNER SYNDROME; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC TESTING; GENOME; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PETS; PHENOTYPE;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 84868211421     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: 10961194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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