Genetic analysis of the Sicilian Oriental Purebred horse

Sicilian Oriental Purebred is a small breed considered at critical risk status. In order to evaluate the genetic diversity of the extant selection nucleus, two different molecular markers were used. Twelve microsatellite loci were characterized to assess autosomal variability of a dataset including...

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Main Authors: Donata Marletta, Giuseppe D'Urso, Andrea Criscione, Anna Maria Guastella, Salvatore Bordonaro, Antonio Zuccaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/727