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Origin and evolutionary history of domestic chickens inferred from a large population study of Thai red junglefowl and indigenous chickens.
Scientific reports - 21 Jan 2021
Hata Ayano, Nunome Mitsuo, Suwanasopee Thanathip, Duengkae Prateep, Chaiwatana Soontorn, Chamchumroon Wiyada, Suzuki Takayuki, Koonawootrittriron Skorn, Matsuda Yoichi, Srikulnath Kornsorn
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we aimed to elucidate the origin of domestic chickens and their evolutionary history over the course of their domestication. We conducted a large-scale genetic study using mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences and 28 microsatellite DNA markers to investigate the diversity of 298 wild progenitor red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) across two subspecies (G. g. gallus and G. g. spadiceus) from 12 populations...
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