Genetic diversity in 10 populations of domestic Turkeys by using microsatellites markers.

ABSTRACT: The domestic turkey is a native breed in danger of extinction due to the introduction of new breeds specializing in meat production and yield. Turkeys have lost some prominence in urban areas, and only certain breeds of turkeys are preserved in rural areas. Wild and domestic turkeys are different; rural or indigenous turkeys, with black plumage, were domesticated from Mexican turkeys and have been reproduced throughout Latin America. Some of them were taken to Europe in the 16th century and later arrived in North America, where they crossed with another wild species, from which the bronze turkey emerged: the ancestor of all commercial turkeys. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the genetic diversity in 10 populations of domestic turkeys worldwide by using breeds from Europe:

SUBMITTER: Canales AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9758563 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature