The wild species genome ancestry of domestic chickens

The wild species genome ancestry of domestic chickens

Abstract Background Hybridisation and introgression play key roles in the evolutionary history of animal species. They are commonly observed within several orders in wild birds. The domestic chicken Gallus gallus domesticus is the most common livestock species. More than 65 billion chickens are rais...

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Main Authors: Raman Akinyanju Lawal, Simon H. Martin, Koen Vanmechelen, Addie Vereijken, Pradeepa Silva, Raed Mahmoud Al-Atiyat, Riyadh Salah Aljumaah, Joram M. Mwacharo, Dong-Dong Wu, Ya-Ping Zhang, Paul M. Hocking, Jacqueline Smith, David Wragg, Olivier Hanotte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Chicken introgression
Genetic diversity
Chicken domestication
Livestock species
Divergence time
Gallus species
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-020-0738-1

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