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Microsatellite marker analysis for the genetic relationships among Japanese long-tailed chicken breeds.
Poultry science - 1 Mar 2007
Tadano R, Sekino M, Nishibori M, Tsudzuki M
Abstract excerpt
The present study was conducted to evaluate the genetic diversity and relationships of 9 native Japanese long-tailed chicken breeds (Shoukoku, Koeyoshi, Kurokashiwa, Minohiki, Ohiki, Onagadori, Satsumadori, Toumaru, and Toutenkou) together with 2 commercial breeds (White Leghorn and White Plymouth Rock), using 40 polymorphic microsatellite markers covering 23 linkage groups. The 8 breeds mentioned, except for...
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