Allelic variation of melanocortin-1 receptor locus in Saudi indigenous sheep exhibiting different color coats |
Mahmoud, Ahmed H.
(Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University)
Mashaly, Ashraf M. (Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University) Rady, Ahmed M. (Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University) Al-Anazi, Khalid M. (Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University) Saleh, Amgad A. (Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University) |
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