Status and origin of Egyptian local rabbits in comparison with Spanish common rabbits using mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and cytochrome b (cyt b) gene sequences were used to determine the status of genetic diversity and phylogeny for 132 individuals from local rabbit breeds in Egypt and Spain. The Egyptian local rabbit breeds were Egyptian Red Baladi (ERB), Egyptian Black Baladi (EBB) and Egy...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Mostafa Emam, Sandra Afonso, Pedro González-Redondo, G.M.K. Mehaisen, A.A.A. Azoz, N.A. Ahmed, N. Fernand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2020-06-01
Series:World Rabbit Science
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Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/wrs/article/view/12219