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The legacy of Columbus in American horse populations assessed by microsatellite markers.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Aug 2017
Cortés O, Dunner S, Gama L T, Martínez A M, Delgado J V, Ginja C, Jiménez L M, Jordana J, Luis C, Oom M M, Sponenberg D P, Zaragoza P, Vega-Pla J L
Abstract excerpt
Criollo horse populations descend from horses brought from the Iberian Peninsula over the period of colonization (15th to 17th century). They are spread throughout the Americas and have potentially undergone genetic hybridization with other breeds in the recent past. In this study, 25 autosomal microsatellites were genotyped in 50 horse breeds representing Criollo populations from 12 American countries (27...
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