TY  - JOUR
T1  - Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Qingyuan Partridge Chickens Based on Microsatellite Markers
AU - , Li Hui-Fang AU - , Shu Jing-Ting AU - , Song Wei-Tao AU - , Chen Kuan-Wei 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
SP  - 454
EP  - 458
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2009.454.458
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.454.458
KW  - Genetic diversity
KW  -microsatellites
KW  -genetic bottleneck
KW  -Qingyuan partridge chicken
AB  - In the present study, we report a genetic diversity study of Qingyuan partridge chicken by use of 30 microsatellite markers. Qingyuan partridge chicken is a light-body type breed with good meat quality, which is famous for its 3 yellow, 2 thin and 1 partridge morphology features in China. Microsatellite genotypes were derived and allelic and genotypic frequencied, hererozygosities and gene diversity were estimated. A total of 154 alleles were distinguished. All the microsatellites were polymorphic, with mean allelic number of 5.1, ranging 2-9 per locus. The expected hererozygosity in the population ranged between 0.500 and 0.839, with mean of 0.685, indicating considerable genetic variation in this population. The F<SUB>IS</SUB> values indicated low levels of inbreeding in the population. Genetic bottleneck hypotheses were also explored. Our data suggest that the Qingyuan partridge chicken population has experienced a genetic bottleneck in the recent past.
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