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Sheep genetic diversity in Bhutan using microsatellite markers

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Title Sheep genetic diversity in Bhutan using microsatellite markers
 
Creator Tashi, D.
Wafula, P.
Yoshio, Y.
Shinji, S.
Kenji, O.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Bang-Zhong, L.
Hideyuki, M.
Han Jianlin
 
Subject sheep
genetics
 
Description Genotype data from eight microsatellite markers were used to assess genetic diversity and relationships among five indigenous Bhutanese sheep populations, Sakten, Jakar, Sarpang, Sipsu and Tsirang. Estimates of mean observed and expected heterozygosities, mean number of alleles per locus/population were obtained. The highest observed heterozygosities were found in Jakar (0.657) and Sakten (0.647), while the lowest one was found in Tsirang (0.539). Genetic distances, pairwise proportion of different alleles, UPGMA tree, and principal component analysis indicate close relationship among Tsirang, Sipsu and Sarpang populations, while Jakar and Sakten populations are located in one cluster. These two clusters are separated geographically, and show distinct phenotypic as well as molecular characters. We therefore recommend that the Bhutanese native sheep populations be classified into at least two distinct breeds, Jakar-Sakten sheep and Sipsu sheep. Since Jakar and Sakten sheep have different morphological phenotypes, further analyses will be required to understand the genetic differences between these two sheep populations.
 
Date 2010-04
2010-05-28T19:10:27Z
2010-05-28T19:10:27Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Tashi Dorji; Jianlin, H.; Wafula, P.; Yoshio Yamamoto; Shinji Sasazaki; Kenji Oyama; Hanotte, O.; Bang-Zhong Lin; Hideyuki Mannen. 2010. Sheep genetic diversity in Bhutan using microsatellite markers. Animal Science Journal 81(2):145-151.
1344-3941
1740-0929
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1745
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-0929.2009.00723.x
 
Language en
 
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Limited Access
 
Format p. 145-151
 
Publisher Wiley
 
Source Animal Science Journal