Assessing the contribution of breeds to genetic diversity in conservation schemes

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 613-633

  Eding, Herwin ^a   Crooijmans, Richard P M A ^b   Groenen, Martien A M ^b   Meuwissen, Theo H E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation; Gene banks; Genetic diversity; Marker estimated kinships; Poultry

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENETIC VARIATION; POULTRY;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036421447     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2002027     Document Type: Article

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