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Genetic diversity and effective population sizes of thirteen Indian cattle breeds.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 1 Jun 2021
Strucken Eva M, Gebrehiwot Netsanet Z, Swaminathan Marimuthu, Joshi Sachin, Al Kalaldeh Mohammad, Gibson John P
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BACKGROUND: The genetic structure of a diverse set of 15 Indian indigenous breeds and non-descript indigenous cattle sampled from eight states was examined, based on 777 k single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes obtained on 699 animals, with sample sizes ranging from 17 to 140 animals per breed. To date, this is the largest and most detailed assessment of the genetic diversity of Indian cattle breeds....
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