Candidate gene identification approach: progress and challenges.

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Published in Int J Biol Sci on October 25, 2007

Authors

Mengjin Zhu1, Shuhong Zhao

Author Affiliations

1: Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China.

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