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Genome-wide SNP and STR discovery in the Japanese crested ibis and genetic diversity among founders of the Japanese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Taniguchi Yukio, Matsuda Hirokazu, Yamada Takahisa, Sugiyama Toshie, Homma Kosuke, Kaneko Yoshinori, Yamagishi Satoshi, Iwaisaki Hiroaki
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The Japanese crested ibis is an internationally conserved, critically threatened bird. Captive-breeding programs have been established to conserve this species in Japan. Since the current Japanese population of crested ibis originates only from 5 founders donated by the Chinese government, understanding the genetic diversity between them is critical for an effective population management. To discover genome-wide...
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