A microsatellite-based analysis for the detection of selection on BTA1 and BTA20 in northern Eurasian cattle (<it>Bos taurus</it>) populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Microsatellites surrounding functionally important candidate genes or quantitative trait loci have received attention as proxy measures of polymorphism level at the candidate loci themselves. In cattle, selection for economically imp...

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Main Authors: Li Meng-Hua, Iso-Touru Terhi, Laurén Hannele, Kantanen Juha
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://www.gsejournal.org/content/42/1/32