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Linkage mapping of wool keratin and keratin-associated protein genes in sheep

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  1. AgResearch Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Centre for Gene Research, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Robert J. McLaren & Grant W. Montgomery

  2. Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand, Private Bag 4749, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Geraldine R. Rogers

  3. Centre for Animal Biotechnology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

    Kizanne P. Davies & Jill F. Maddox

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McLaren, R.J., Rogers, G.R., Davies, K.P. et al. Linkage mapping of wool keratin and keratin-associated protein genes in sheep. Mammalian Genome 8, 938–940 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003359900616

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