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Mapping of the β-lactoglobulin gene and of an immunoglobulin M heavy chain-like sequence to homoeologous cattle, sheep, and goat chromosomes

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With a combination of non-isotopic in situ hybridization and simultaneous fluorescent R-banding, this study presents the first map of the short arm of sheep Chromosome (Chr) 3 and of the homoeologous cattle and goat Chrs 11 with two DNA sequences: the β lactoglobulin gene (LGB) and an immunoglobulin M heavy chain-like sequence (IGHML). The results are in agreement with the high degree of banding pattern similarity, previously reported, among cattle, sheep, and goat karyotypes.

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Hayes, H.C., Petit, E.J. Mapping of the β-lactoglobulin gene and of an immunoglobulin M heavy chain-like sequence to homoeologous cattle, sheep, and goat chromosomes. Mammalian Genome 4, 207–210 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00417564

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