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Relatedness and diversity of nine Swedish local chicken breeds as indicated by the mtDNA D-loop.
Hereditas - 1 Dec 2014
Englund Thomas, Strömstedt Lina, Johansson Anna M
Abstract excerpt
In this study part of the mitochondrial D-loop was sequenced in a total of 40 samples from nine Swedish local chicken breeds. Among our 40 samples we observed 15 segregating sites and seven different haplotypes. The most common haplotype was present in all investigated individuals in five breeds and together with other haplotypes in three breeds. This haplotype is common in domestic chickens and has been found in...
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