Genetic evidence from Indian red jungle fowl corroborates multiple domestication of modern day chicken.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Domestication of chicken is believed to have occurred in Southeast Asia, especially in Indus valley. However, non-inclusion of Indian red jungle fowl (RJF), Gallus gallus murghi in previous studies has left a big gap in understanding the relationship of this major group of birds. In the present study, we addressed this issue by analyzing 76 Indian birds that included 56 G. g. murghi (RJF), 16 G. g. domesticus (domestic chicken) and 4 G. sonneratii (Grey JF) using both microsatellite markers and mitochondrial D-loop sequences. We also compared the D-loop sequences of Indian birds with those of 779 birds obtained from GenBank.

Results

Microsatellite marker analyses of Indian birds indicated an average FST of 0.126 within G. g. murghi, and 0.154 within G. g. domestic

SUBMITTER: Kanginakudru S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2474866 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature