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East Asian contributions to Dutch traditional and western commercial chickens inferred from mtDNA analysis.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Dana N, Megens H-J, Crooijmans R P M A, Hanotte O, Mwacharo J, Groenen M A M, van Arendonk J A M
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the complex origin of domesticated populations is of vital importance for understanding, preserving and exploiting breed genetic diversity. Here, we aim to assess Asian contributions to European traditional breeds and western commercial chickens for mitochondrial genetic diversity. To this end, a 365-bp fragment of the chicken mtDNA D-loop region of 16 Dutch fancy breeds (113 individuals) was...
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