Genetic Structure of Chinese Indigenous Goats and the Special Geographical Structure in the Southwest China as a Geographic Barrier Driving the Fragmentation of a Large Population

Caihong Wei; Jian Lu; Lingyang Xu; Gang Liu; Zhigang Wang; Fuping Zhao; Li Zhang; Xu Han; Lixin Du; Chousheng Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094435

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Genetic Structure of Chinese Indigenous Goats and the Special Geographical Structure in the Southwest China as a Geographic Barrier Driving the Fragmentation of a Large Population

Caihong Wei ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Caihong Wei, Jian Lu

Affiliation National Center for Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Animal, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Jian Lu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Caihong Wei, Jian Lu

Affiliation National Center of Preservation & Utilization of Genetic Resources of Animal, National Animal Husbandry Service, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Lingyang Xu,

Affiliation National Center for Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Animal, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Gang Liu,

Affiliation National Center of Preservation & Utilization of Genetic Resources of Animal, National Animal Husbandry Service, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Zhigang Wang,

Affiliation National Center of Preservation & Utilization of Genetic Resources of Animal, National Animal Husbandry Service, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Fuping Zhao,

Affiliation National Center for Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Animal, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Li Zhang,

Affiliation National Center for Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Animal, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Xu Han,

Affiliation National Center of Preservation & Utilization of Genetic Resources of Animal, National Animal Husbandry Service, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Lixin Du ,

* E-mail: lxdu@263.net (LD); liuchousheng@sina.com (CL)

Affiliation National Center for Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Animal, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Chousheng Liu

* E-mail: lxdu@263.net (LD); liuchousheng@sina.com (CL)

Affiliation National Center of Preservation & Utilization of Genetic Resources of Animal, National Animal Husbandry Service, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Genetic Structure of Chinese Indigenous Goats and the Special Geographical Structure in the Southwest China as a Geographic Barrier Driving the Fragmentation of a Large Population

Caihong Wei,
Jian Lu,
Lingyang Xu,
Gang Liu,
Zhigang Wang,
Fuping Zhao,
Li Zhang,
Xu Han,
Lixin Du,
Chousheng Liu

Published: April 9, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094435

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