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The phylogeny of Chinese indigenous pig breeds inferred from microsatellite markers.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2005
Fang M, Hu X, Jiang T, Braunschweig M, Hu L, Du Z, Feng J, Zhang Q, Wu C, Li N
Abstract excerpt
A genetic study of 32 local Chinese, three foreign pig breeds [Duroc (DU), Landrace and Yorkshire], and two types of wild boar (Hainan and Dongbei wild boar) based on 34 microsatellite loci was carried out to clarify the phylogeny of Chinese indigenous pig breeds. The allele frequencies, effective numbers of alleles, and the average heterozygosity within populations were calculated. The results showed that the...
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