Mitochondrial DNA origin of indigenous Malagasy chicken: implication for a functional polymorphism at the Mx gene

We report the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) characterization of 77 indigenous chickens (fighting and meat birds) from Madagascar, using DNA sequences of the first hypervariable segment of the D-loop. Comparison with reference samples from the African continent and Asia revealed two mtDNA haplogroups, su...

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Main Authors: Razafindraibe, H., Mobegi, V.A., Ommeh, S.C., Ralptondravao, Bjornstad, G., Hanotte, Olivier H., Han Jianlin
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2008
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1882

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