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Genetic variation analysis of the Bali street dog using microsatellites.
BMC genetics - 8 Feb 2005
Irion Dawn N, Schaffer Alison L, Grant Sherry, Wilton Alan N, Pedersen Niels C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Approximately 800,000 primarily feral dogs live on the small island of Bali. To analyze the genetic diversity in this population, forty samples were collected at random from dogs in the Denpasar, Bali region and tested using 31 polymorphic microsatellites. Australian dingoes and 28 American Kennel Club breeds were compared to the Bali Street Dog (BSD) for allelic diversity, heterozygosities,...
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