Origins, timing and introgression of domestic geese revealed by whole genome data

Abstract Background Geese are among the most important poultry species in the world. The current generally accepted hypothesis is that the European domestic geese originated from greylag geese (Anser anser), and Chinese domestic geese have two origins, most of which originated from swan geese (Anser...

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Main Authors: Junhui Wen, Haiying Li, Huie Wang, Jincheng Yu, Tao Zhu, Jinxin Zhang, Xinghua Li, Zhihua Jiang, Zhonghua Ning, Lujiang Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-022-00826-9