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Using molecular markers and multivariate methods to study the genetic diversity of local European and Asian chicken breeds.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2008
Berthouly C, Bed'Hom B, Tixier-Boichard M, Chen C F, Lee Y P, Laloë D, Legros H, Verrier E, Rognon X
Abstract excerpt
French and Asian subsets of chicken breeds were first analysed using 22 microsatellites and then compared to the AVIANDIV European set using 14 loci. Positive correlations were observed between F(IT) or F(ST) and typological values or variance of markers using the multivariate analysis mcoa. The first axis of the multivariate representation separated Asian from European breeds, revealing breeds with Asian...
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