Article
Genetic structure of Chinese indigenous goats and the special geographical structure in the Southwest China as a geographic barrier driving the fragmentation of a large population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Wei Caihong, Lu Jian, Xu Lingyang, Liu Gang, Wang Zhigang, Zhao Fuping, Zhang Li, Han Xu, Du Lixin, Liu Chousheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: China has numerous native domestic goat breeds, however, extensive studies are focused on the genetic diversity within the fewer breeds and limited regions, the population demographic history and origin of Chinese goats are still unclear. The roles of geographical structure have not been analyzed in Chinese goat domestic process. In this study, the genetic relationships of Chinese indigenous goat...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- China
- Genetic Loci
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
- Goats
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Phylogeny
- Principal Component Analysis