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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Main Authors: Khulekhani Sedwell Khanyile, Edgar Farai Dzomba, Farai Catherine Muchadeyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00013/full