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Functional effect of haemoglobin polymorphism on the haematological pattern of Gentile di Puglia sheep.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Apr 2006
Pieragostini E, Rubino G, Bramante G, Rullo R, Petazzi F, Caroli A
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between haemoglobin polymorphism and haematological pattern were studied in Gentile di Puglia, the Apulia Merino native breed. In a sample of 292 individuals, on five different farms, alpha- and beta-globin genetic polymorphism was investigated. A remarkable polymorphism was detected especially at alpha-globin gene where the variations concerned both the quality of the gene product and gene...
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