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Microsatellite-based phylogeny of Indian domestic goats.
BMC genetics - 28 Jan 2008
Rout Pramod K, Joshi Manjunath B, Mandal Ajoy, Laloe D, Singh Lalji, Thangaraj Kumarasamy
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BACKGROUND: The domestic goat is one of the important livestock species of India. In the present study we assess genetic diversity of Indian goats using 17 microsatellite markers. Breeds were sampled from their natural habitat, covering different agroclimatic zones. RESULTS: The mean number of alleles per locus (NA) ranged from 8.1 in Barbari to 9.7 in Jakhrana goats. The mean expected heterozygosity (He) ranged...
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