Sex Determination in 58 Bird Species and Evaluation of CHD Gene as a Universal Molecular Marker in Bird Sexing

Zoo Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-276

  Vucicevic, Milos ^a   Stevanov Pavlovic, Marija ^a   Stevanovic, Jevrosima ^a   Bosnjak, Jasna ^a   Gajic, Bojan ^a   Aleksic, Nevenka ^a   Stanimirovic, Zoran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Bird; CHD gene; 2550F 2718R; Molecular sexing

Indexed keywords

AVIAN PROTEIN; CHD W PROTEIN, GALLUS GALLUS; CHD Z PROTEIN, GALLUS GALLUS; CHD-W PROTEIN, GALLUS GALLUS; CHD-Z PROTEIN, GALLUS GALLUS; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; INTRON; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; BIRDS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; INTRONS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ALOPOCHEN AEGYPTIACUS; ARA; ARATINGA ACUTICAUDATA; AVES; BUCORVUS LEADBEATERI; CEREOPSIS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; COLUMBA; COLUMBA ARQUATRIX; CORVUS CORAX; CYANOLISEUS PATAGONUS; GUTTERA PLUMIFERA; LAMPROTORNIS SUPERBUS; MILVUS MILVUS; NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS; OCYPHAPS LOPHOTES; PALAEOGNATHAE; PODICEPS CRISTATUS; POICEPHALUS SENEGALUS;

EID: 84879080670     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21010     Document Type: Article

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