Article
Levels and Patterns of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure in Domestic Rabbits.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Alves Joel M, Carneiro Miguel, Afonso Sandra, Lopes Susana, Garreau Hervé, Boucher Samuel, Allain Daniel, Queney Guillaume, Esteves Pedro J, Bolet Gerard, Ferrand Nuno
Abstract excerpt
Over thousands of years humans changed the genetic and phenotypic composition of several organisms and in the process transformed wild species into domesticated forms. From this close association, domestic animals emerged as important models in biomedical and fundamental research, in addition to their intrinsic economical and cultural value. The domestic rabbit is no exception but few studies have investigated...
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