Deciphering the Patterns of Genetic Admixture and Diversity in the Ecuadorian Creole Chicken.

ABSTRACT: Latin American Creole chickens are generally not characterized; this is the case in Ecuador, where the lack of scientific information is contributing to their extinction. Here, we developed a characterization of the genetic resources of Ecuadorian chickens located in three continental agroecosystems (Pacific coastal, Andean, and Amazonian). Blood samples of 234 unrelated animals were collected in six provinces across Ecuador: Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Guayas, Morona Santiago, and Tungurahua, in order to perform a genetic characterization and population structure assessment using the AVIANDIV project microsatellites panel (30 loci) and D-loop sequences of mitochondrial DNA and comparing with reference data from other breeds or genetic lines. The results indicate that Ecuadorian Creole

SUBMITTER: Toalombo Vargas PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6770841 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature