Study on genetic variability at αS1 and αS2 casein loci in autochthonous goat populations of the Lombardy Alps

In cattle, sheep and goats (Hayes et al., 1993) the casein genes form a cluster, on the chromosome 6, of four tightly linked genes, whose sequence is: αS1-β-αS2-k (Threadgill and Womack, 1990; Ferretti et al., 1990; Gallagher et al., 1994; Rijnkles et al., 1997). For thi...

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Main Authors: P. Crepaldi, D. Milani, P. Ramelli, M. Marilli, D. Meggiolaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1966