Strong heterozygote deficit in Tibetan Mastiff of China based on microsatellite loci
Tibetan Mastiff is one of the most archaic, ferocious and the largest dogs in the world. A total of 140 individuals from four geographically separated populations in China (Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai and Beijing) were sampled and genetic diversity was assessed using 10 microsatellite loci on eight differ...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109004704 |