Kappa-casein gene study with molecular markers in female buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Caseins comprise make up about 80% of the total protein content of milk and present polymorphism with changes in the amino acid sequence. Within this abundance of proteins, kappa-casein is noteworthy, since it has been associated with differences in milk yield, composition and processing. The object...

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Main Authors: Antonio Roberto Otaviano, Humberto Tonhati, Janete Aparecida Desidério Sena, Mario Fernando Cerón Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2005-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572005000200010