Novel polymorphisms of SIX4 gene and their association with body measurement traits in Qinchuan cattle

Gene

Volumn 539, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-110

  Wang, Guoqing ^a   Zhang, Song ^a   Wei, Shengjuan ^a   Zhang, Yaran ^a   Li, Yaokun ^a   Fu, Changzhen ^a   Zhao, Chunping ^a   Zan, Linsen ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body measurement trait; Qinchuan cattle; SIX4; SNP

Indexed keywords

BODY MEASUREMENT TRAIT; QINCHUAN CATTLE; SIX4; SNP;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CATTLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84894311978     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.01.042     Document Type: Article

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