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Chimaerism detection in bovine twins, triplets and quadruplets using sex chromosome-linked markers.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Ron M, Porat B, Band M R, Weller J I
Abstract excerpt
The phenomenon of chimaerism occurs in the majority of cattle twin pregnancies. The objectives of this study were to develop a powerful diagnostic test for chimaerism in bovine male and female co-twins using X and Y chromosome-linked markers and to determine the extent of chimaerism in twins, triplets and quadruplets. We developed a multiplex PCR set of three polymorphic markers on chromosome X (DIK2865, DIK2283,...
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