The genetic diversity of chicken breeds from Jiangxi, assessed with BCDO2 and the complete mitochondrial DNA D-loop region.

The Jiangxi Province of China has numerous native domestic chicken breeds, including some black skin breeds. The genetic diversity of Jiangxi native chickens is largely unknown, and specifically, the genetic contribution of the grey junglefowl to black skin chickens is not well understood. To addres...

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Main Authors: Yu-Shi Gao, Xiao-Xu Jia, Xiu-Jun Tang, Yan-Feng Fan, Jun-Xian Lu, Sheng-Hai Huang, Meng-Jun Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5336267?pdf=render