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Chromosome mapping of some genes in farm animals by in situ hybridization /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chowdhary, Bhanu P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Uppsala : [publisher not identified], 1991.
Subjects:
Animals > genetics.
Chromosome Mapping > methods.
Hybridization > genetics.
Table of Contents:
  • Gene mapping in farm animals
  • Objectives
  • Present status
  • Immediate targets
  • Approaches to establish gene maps
  • Genetic maps
  • Physical maps
  • Comparative gene mapping
  • In situ hybridization
  • Introduction
  • Historical perspective and present status
  • Applications and limitations of in situ hybridization
  • In situ hybridization in farm animals
  • Aims of the study
  • Materials and methods
  • Results and discussion
  • Localization of the major histo-compatibility complex (MHC) in horse
  • Localization of the molecular genetic markers (GPI, PGD, and CRC) for the porcine stress syndrome in pig
  • Localization of the genes for GPI and CRC in cattle and horse
  • Comparative gene mapping in the Bovidae by localization of the MHC in sheep (OLA) and the GPI gene in sheep and goat
  • Localization of the genes for albumin (ALB) and transferrin (TF) in pig
  • Conclusions
  • Future prospects.