Microsatellite analysis of a sample of Uruguayan Creole bulls (Bos taurus)

Microsatellite analysis of a sample of Uruguayan Creole bulls (Bos taurus)

The Uruguayan Creole cattle genetic reserve consists of a herd of about 600 animals (bulls, cows and calves) located in an indigenous habitat of 650 hectares. In a previous study, a random sample from this herd showed high heterozygosity and a Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for markers of major genes re...

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Main Authors: Eileen Armstrong, Alicia Postiglioni, Amparo Martínez, Gonzalo Rincón, José Luis Vega-Pla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2006-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Uruguayan Creole cattle
genetic diversity
microsatellites
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572006000200012

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