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The genetic diversity of chicken breeds from Jiangxi, assessed with BCDO2 and the complete mitochondrial DNA D-loop region.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Gao Yu-Shi, Jia Xiao-Xu, Tang Xiu-Jun, Fan Yan-Feng, Lu Jun-Xian, Huang Sheng-Hai, Tang Meng-Jun
Abstract excerpt
The Jiangxi Province of China has numerous native domestic chicken breeds, including some black skin breeds. The genetic diversity of Jiangxi native chickens is largely unknown, and specifically, the genetic contribution of the grey junglefowl to black skin chickens is not well understood. To address these questions, the complete D-loop region of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and beta-carotene dioxygenase...
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