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Assessment of genetic diversity and genetic relationships of farm and laboratory quail populations in Japan using microsatellite DNA markers.
Veterinary medicine and science - 1 Nov 2020
Nunome Mitsuo, Yoshioka Rie, Shinkai Takuro, Kino Katsutoshi, Matsuda Yoichi
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BACKGROUND: The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) is an important poultry species owing to their high economic efficiency and biological advantages. The genetic diversity of farm quail populations has rarely been studied. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the genetic diversity of farm quail populations and their genetic relationships, which could provide important information for designing breeding...
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