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Estimation of taurindicine hybridization of American Zebu cattle in Brazil.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 17 Feb 2012
Ripamonte P, Baccaglini M, Cesar A S M, Figueiredo L G G, Balieiro J C C, Caetano A R, Meirelles F V
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Our objective was to estimate Bos primigenius taurus introgression in American Zebu cattle. One hundred and four American Zebu (Nellore) cattle were submitted to mtDNA, microsatellite and satellite analysis. Twenty-three alleles were detected in microsatellite analysis, averaging 4.6 ± 1.82/locus. Variance component comparisons of microsatellite allele sizes allowed the construction of two clusters...
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