Japanese Silkie Fowls are Widely Distributed in the Phylogenetic Tree Derived from Mitochondrial Complete D-loop Nucleotide Sequences

The Silkie fowl (Gallus gallus var. domesticus) is distinct from other chicken breeds in terms of its appearance and behavioural characteristics. It is a Japanese native breed and has inhabited Japan since before the Edo era. Although the breed is considered to have originated in India and establi...

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Published in:	The Journal of Poultry Science
Main Authors:	Jahan Rowshan, Miyuki Kumagae, Masahide Nishibori, Hiroshi Yasue, Yasuhiko Wada
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Poultry Science Association 2011-07-01
Subjects:	d-loop evolutionary relationship nucleotide sequence phylogenetic tree silkie fowl
Online Access:	https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/48/3/48_011023/_pdf/-char/en