Analysis of genetic diversity and estimation of inbreeding coefficient within Caspian horse population using microsatellite markers

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-299

  Shasavarani, Hosain ^a   Rahimi Mianji, Ghodrat ^a  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Caspian horse breed; Genetic diversity; Microsatellite markers

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BOTTLENECK POPULATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HORSE; INBREEDING; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RANK SUM TEST;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 75749106207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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