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Looking at genetic structure and selection signatures of the Mexican chicken population using single nucleotide polymorphism markers.
Poultry science - 1 Mar 2018
Strillacci M G, Vega-Murillo V E, Román-Ponce S I, López F J Ruiz, Cozzi M C, Gorla E, Cerolini S, Bertolini F, Fontanesi L, Bagnato A
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation enables both adaptive evolutionary changes and artificial selection. Genetic makeup of populations is the result of a long-term process of selection and adaptation to specific environments and ecosystems. The aim of this study was to characterize the genetic variability of México's chicken population to reveal any underlying population structure. A total of 213 chickens were sampled in different...
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