Evaluation of the genetic diversity and population structure of 5 pheasant breeds in Shanghai.

ABSTRACT: The genetics of pheasant breeds in Chinese farms has not been investigated yet. Understanding their genetic diversity and population structure is important for future advancements in pheasant breeding. In this study, the whole-genome resequencing was used to analyze a total of 352 samples from 5 pheasant species (American pheasant, White pheasant, Green pheasant, Shenhong pheasant, and Fengxian blue pheasant). The average effective population size (Ne) was 45.82. The average of expected heterozygosity (He) and observed heterozygosity (Ho) was 0.28514 and 0.27938, respectively. The Green pheasant had the lowest values of He (0.2730) and Ho (0.2692), whereas Fengxian blue pheasant had the highest values of He (0.2885) and Ho (0.2937), respectively. In addition, the 5 pheasant breeds could be

SUBMITTER: Qi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788857 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature