Population genetic structure, linkage disequilibrium and effective population size of conserved and extensively raised village chicken populations of Southern Africa
Extensively raised village chickens are considered a valuable source of biodiversity, with genetic variability developed over thousands of years that ought to be characterised and utilized. Surveys that can reveal a population’s genetic structure and provide an insight into its demographic history w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Genetics |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00013/full |