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[Comparative analysis of morphologic traits in Mediterranean and Chinese chicken breeds. The problem of the origin of the domestic chicken].
Genetika - 1 Nov 1996
Moiseeva I G, Chzhan Iu G, Zakharov I A, Nikiforov A A
Abstract excerpt
The degree of similarity between chicken breeds of Mediterranean and Chinese origin, on one hand, and red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus), on the other, was determined with respect to 35 discrete morphological traits. The results confirm the similarity between Mediterranean breeds and the wild form of Gallus gallus, noticed by many authors, and demonstrate the considerable typological diversity of Chinese chicken...
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