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1Department of Medical Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, Republic of South Africa.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
|March 1, 1990
Abstract:
DNA isolated from blood samples of Afrikander cattle (n = 66) were screened by blot-hybridisation analysis to determine the frequency of carriers of the goitre mutation. No carriers were found, suggesting that the frequency of the goitre mutation is less than 0.01.
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