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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
In this study, 30 microsatellite markers recommended by the International Society for Animal Genetics and the Food and Agriculture Organization were used to determine the extent of genetic differentiation and phylogenetic relationships among indigenous chicken populations sampled in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan. Genetic differentiation (F(ST)) and chord genetic distances (D(C)) indicated that the indigenous chickens were genetically related but distinct from commercial broiler and egg layer lines. Genetic divergence among the indigenous chickens determined using the Mantel test was significantly influenced (P < 0.001) by geographic (reproductive) isolation. Genetic subdivisions were found between the Kenyan/Ugandan chicken populations and Ethiopian/Sudanese chicken populations. The Marsabit chicken population from northern Kenya was the most genetically distinct population within the Kenyan and Ugandan chicken cluster, thus warranting further investigation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0268-9146
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
485-90
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic relationships among Kenyan and other East African indigenous chickens.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1737 Funako Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0034, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article