Association between PCR-SSCP of growth differentiation factor 9 gene and high prolificacy in Small Tail Han sheep

Animal Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-120

  Chu, M X ^a   Li, B X ^b   Wang, J Y ^c   Ye, S C ^a   Fang, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b Academy of Agricultural Sciences   (China)

^c YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Growth differentiation factor 9 gene; PCR SSCP; Prolificacy; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMARKERS; ENZYMES; GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; IMMUNIZATION; MUTAGENESIS;

GENOTYPES; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9 (GDF9); PCR-SSCP; PROLIFICANCY; SHEEPS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

OVIS ARIES;

GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LITTER SIZE; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LITTER SIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 9944245018     PISSN: 10495398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LABT-200032582     Document Type: Article

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