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Genetic diversity of dog breeds: within-breed diversity comparing genealogical and molecular data.
Animal genetics - 1 Jun 2009
Leroy G, Verrier E, Meriaux J C, Rognon X
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of 61 dog breeds raised in France was investigated. Genealogical analyses were performed on the pedigree file of the French kennel club. A total of 1514 dogs were also genotyped using 21 microsatellite markers. For animals born from 2001 to 2005, the average coefficient of inbreeding ranged from 0.2% to 8.8% and the effective number of ancestors ranged from 9 to 209, according to the breed....
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