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Original Articles

Short Communication: molecular characterisation of the wild yak (Bos grunniens mutus) melanocortin receptor-4 (MC4R) gene and a comparative analysis with that of other Bovinae species

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Pages 81-85 | Received 11 May 2011, Accepted 25 Jun 2011, Published online: 13 Mar 2012

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