Genetic monitoring of a Santa Ines herd using microsatellite markers near or linked to the sheep MHC Monitoramento genético de um rebanho da raça Santa Inês a partir de marcadores microssatélites próximos ou ligados ao MHC ovino
This study aimed to analyze genetic diversity in a conservation nucleus of Santa Inês sheep using thirteen microsatellite loci on chromosome 20 (where the Sheep Major Histocompatibility Complex - Ovar-MHC - is found). Seventy three animals from one herd born from 2004 to 2006 were evaluated as a pri...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
2009-04-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982009000400012 |