Genetic Diversity and Differentiation of the Nagoya Breed Inferred from Microsatellite DNA Polymorphisms

The Nagoya breed is a popular Japanese native chicken, a dual-purpose breed raised for eggs and meat. We used 24 microsatellite markers were employed to analyze the diversity and differentiation of the four strains (NG1-4) of the Nagoya breed established at the Aichi-ken Agricultural Research Cente...

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Main Authors: Hideaki Takahashi, Akihiro Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2007-05-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/44/2/44_2_135/_pdf/-char/en