Biodiversity of pig breeds from China and Europe estimated from pooled DNA samples: differences in microsatellite variation between two areas of domestication

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Microsatellite diversity in European and Chinese pigs was assessed using a pooled sampling method on 52 European and 46 Chinese pig populations. A Neighbor Joining analysis on genetic distances revealed that European breeds were grouped together and showed little...

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Main Authors: Li Ning, Hui Xiao, Cristobal Magali, Crooijmans Richard PMA, Megens Hendrik-Jan, Groenen Martien AM
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
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Online Access:http://www.gsejournal.org/content/40/1/103