Genetic diversity and relationship among indigenous Turkish Karayaka sheep subpopulations.

ABSTRACT: The Karayaka is the most populous sheep breed in the Black Sea region of Turkey. In the present study, we investigated the intra- and inter-population genetic relationships among indigenous Karayaka sheep subpopulations. Nine microsatellites were genotyped for 64 individuals from Samsun, Ordu, Giresun and Tokat provinces. The average number of alleles ( N a ), allelic richness ( A r ), observed heterozygosity ( H o ), expected heterozygosity ( H e ), polymorphism information content (PIC) and inbreeding coefficient ( F IS ) for all subpopulations were estimated as N a = 16.44 , A r = 9.887 , H o = 0.303 , H e = 0.886 , PIC = 0.866 and F IS = 0.630 , respectively. The observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.171 (Giresun) to 0.376 (Ordu) and 0.757 (Samsun

SUBMITTER: Kirikci K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7405648 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature