Article
Multilocus genotypic data reveal high genetic diversity and low population genetic structure of Iranian indigenous sheep.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2016
Vahidi S M F, Faruque M O, Falahati Anbaran M, Afraz F, Mousavi S M, Boettcher P, Joost S, Han J L, Colli L, Periasamy K, Negrini R, Ajmone-Marsan P
Abstract excerpt
Iranian livestock diversity is still largely unexplored, in spite of the interest in the populations historically reared in this country located near the Fertile Crescent, a major livestock domestication centre. In this investigation, the genetic diversity and differentiation of 10 Iranian indigenous fat-tailed sheep breeds were investigated using 18 microsatellite markers. Iranian breeds were found to host a...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.