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Morphometric and genetic variation in 8 breeds of Ethiopian camels (Camelus dromedarius).
Journal of animal science - 3 Dec 2018
Legesse Yoseph W, Dunn Christopher D, Mauldin Matthew R, Ordonez-Garza Nicte, Rowden Gage R, Gebre Yoseph Mekasha, Kurtu Mohammed Y, Mohammed Ali Seid, Whibesilassie Wondmagegne D, Ballou Michael, Tefera Melaku, Perry Gad, Bradley Robert D
Abstract excerpt
Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) are a domesticated and closely guarded economic staple of indigenous people located throughout Ethiopian territorial states. Seventeen morphometric variables were examined to determine intraspecific variation among 8 pastoralist-designated breeds of camels. Additionally, DNA sequences from mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene and genotyping of 6 nuclear microsatellite loci were...
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