The origin and genetic variation of domestic chickens with special reference to junglefowls Gallus g. gallus and G. varius.

The origin and genetic variation of domestic chickens with special reference to junglefowls Gallus g. gallus and G. varius.

It is postulated that chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) became domesticated from wild junglefowls in Southeast Asia nearly 10,000 years ago. Based on 19 individual samples covering various chicken breeds, red junglefowl (G. g. gallus), and green junglefowl (G. varius), we address the origin of dom...

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Main Authors: Hiromi Sawai, Hie Lim Kim, Kaori Kuno, Sayaka Suzuki, Hideo Gotoh, Masaru Takada, Naoyuki Takahata, Yoko Satta, Fumihito Akishinonomiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2873279?pdf=render

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