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Use of microsatellite markers to assign goats to their breeds.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 7 Aug 2015
Aljumaah R S, Alobre M M, Al-Atiyat R M
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the potential of 17 microsatellite markers for assigning Saudi goat individuals to their breeds. Three local breeds, Bishi, Jabali, and Tohami were genotyped using these markers, and Somali goats were used as a reference breed. The majority of alleles were shared between the breeds, except for some that were specific to each breed. The Garza-Williamson index was lowest in the Bishi breed,...
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