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Genetic diversity and population structure of muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) from Nigeria.
PeerJ - 1 Jan 2022
Adeola Adeniyi C, Sola-Ojo Foluke E, Opeyemi Yusuf A, Oguntunji Abel O, Nneji Lotanna Micah, Ewuola Muslim K, Bello Semiu F, Olaniyi Wasiu A, Adesoji Adeosun T, Karuno Alex P, Sanke Oscar J, Daniel Ebiakpo Lucky
Abstract excerpt
The domestic Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) provide unique genetic resources patterned by both tropical environmental conditions and human activities, the evaluation of their genetic diversity and population structure will shade light on the mechanism of their remarkable adaptive capacities. We therefore analyzed the variation in mtDNA cytochrome b and nuclear DNA CYP2U1 sequences of 378 Nigerian Muscovy ducks...
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