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Genome-wide assessment of worldwide chicken SNP genetic diversity indicates significant absence of rare alleles in commercial breeds.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 11 Nov 2008
Muir William M, Wong Gane Ka-Shu, Zhang Yong, Wang Jun, Groenen Martien A M, Crooijmans Richard P M A, Megens Hendrik-Jan, Zhang Huanmin, Okimoto Ron, Vereijken Addie, Jungerius Annemieke, Albers Gerard A A, Lawley Cindy Taylor, Delany Mary E, MacEachern Sean, Cheng Hans H
Abstract excerpt
Breed utilization, genetic improvement, and industry consolidation are predicted to have major impacts on the genetic composition of commercial chickens. Consequently, the question arises as to whether sufficient genetic diversity remains within industry stocks to address future needs. With the chicken genome sequence and more than 2.8 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), it is now possible to address...
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