Observations on ploidy of cells and on reproductive performance in parthenogenetic turkeys.

doi:10.1093/ps/77.10.1457

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Observations on ploidy of cells and on reproductive performance in parthenogenetic turkeys.

Poultry science - 1 Oct 1998

Cassar G, John T M, Etches R J

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Using flow cytometry, the ploidy levels of parthenogenetic turkeys were quantified from blastodisc stage to adulthood. Eggs were collected from noninseminated hens of the Beltsville Small White flock, known for their high degree of parthenogenesis, and the blastodermal cells from developing embry...

Topics

Animals
Blastoderm
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Erythrocytes
Female
Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous
Male
Oviposition
Parthenogenesis
Phenotype
Ploidies
Reproduction
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Spermatozoa
Turkeys

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