Association of a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the 5'-Flanking Region of Porcine HSP70.2 with Backfat Thickness in Duroc Breed
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Chen, Ming-Yu
(Department of Life Science, National Tsin-Hua University)
Huang, San-Yuan (Division of Biotechnology, Animal Technology Institute Taiwan) Lin, En-Chung (Division of Applied Biology, Animal Technology Institute Taiwan) Hseu, Tzong-Hsiung (Department of Life Science, National Tsin-Hua University) Lee, Wen-Chuan (Division of Biotechnology, Animal Technology Institute Taiwan) |
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