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High genetic divergence in miniature breeds of Japanese native chickens compared to Red Junglefowl, as revealed by microsatellite analysis.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2008
Tadano R, Nishibori M, Imamura Y, Matsuzaki M, Kinoshita K, Mizutani M, Namikawa T, Tsudzuki M
Abstract excerpt
A wide diversity of domesticated chicken breeds exist due to artificial selection on the basis of human interests. Miniature variants (bantams) are eminently illustrative of the large changes from ancestral junglefowls. In this report, the genetic characterization of seven Japanese miniature chicken breeds and varieties, together with institute-kept Red Junglefowl, was conducted by means of typing 40...
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