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Genetic diversity of five local Swedish chicken breeds detected by microsatellite markers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Abebe Abiye Shenkut, Mikko Sofia, Johansson Anna M
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed at investigating the genetic diversity, relationship and population structure of 110 local Swedish chickens derived from five breeds (Gotlandshöna, Hedemorahöna, Öländsk dvärghöna, Skånsk blommehöna, and Bohuslän- Dals svarthöna, in the rest of the paper the shorter name Svarthöna is used) using 24 microsatellite markers. In total, one hundred thirteen alleles were detected in all populations,...
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