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Assessment of genetic diversity of the fat-tailed Dumba sheep of India by mitochondrial and microsatellite markers.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Dec 2023
Mishra Anil Kumar, Ahlawat Sonika, Sharma Rekha, Arora Reena, Singh Sanjeev, Jain Anand
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India has a centuries-old tradition of sheep production and breeding that accomplish economic, agricultural, and religious roles. In addition to the 44 registered sheep breeds, there is a fat-tailed sheep population referred to as Dumba. This study evaluated genetic variation in Dumba sheep and its differentiation from other Indian sheep breeds using mitochondrial DNA and genomic microsatellite loci. Haplotype...
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