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Tuscany autochthonous cattle breeds: an original genetic resource investigated by AFLP markers.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Feb 2006
Negrini R, Milanesi E, Bozzi R, Pellecchia M, Ajmone-Marsan P
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to assess the genetic diversity of four autochthonous cattle breeds of Tuscany and their relationships in comparison with Italian Friesian and Italian Brown, using amplified fragment length polymorphism markers. A total of 212 individuals were genotyped with three primer combinations generating 102 polymorphic markers. Average expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.23 in Mucca Pisana to...
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