Genetic diversity in some local chicken breeds using microsatellite markers

Genetic relationships among Veneto native breeds of chickens were studied on the basis of microsatellites polymorphisms. A total of 100 DNA samples from 2 local chicken breeds (45 Robusta Lionata and 43 Robusta Maculata) and a commercial broiler line (12 Golden Comet) were analyzed using 19 microsat...

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Main Authors: M. Cassandro, C. Dalvit, M. Gervaso, E. Zanetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1460