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Re-visiting genetic background of some native Turkish sheep populations: bottleneck and migration.
Tropical animal health and production - 17 Jun 2025
Argun Karsli Bahar, Demir Eymen, Bilginer Umit, Balcioğlu Murat Soner, Karsli Taki
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to investigate genetic bottleneck effects and migration events among four native Turkish sheep breeds, namely Güney Karaman (GKR), Karakaş (KRK), Kangal (KNG), and Norduz (NRD). After genotyping a total of 120 animals with 28 highly polymorphic microsatellite loci, the genetic bottleneck was assessed by the Wilcoxon test under different mutation models, while population splits and migration...
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- Animals
- Turkey
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Animal Migration
- Sheep, Domestic
- Genetic Variation
