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Origin, Genetic Diversity, and Population Structure of Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Kenya.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2019
Owuor Sharon Auma, Mamati Edward George, Kasili Remmy Wekesa
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the origin, genetic diversity, and population structure of domesticated rabbits in Kenya, a 263-base pair region of mtDNA D-loop region of 111 rabbits sampled from Kakamega, Vihiga, and Bungoma counties in the western region, Laikipia and Nyandarua counties in the central region, and Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni in the eastern region of the country were analyzed. The average haplotype (0.40702) and...
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