High genetic diversity but absence of population structure in local chickens of Sri Lanka inferred by microsatellite markers

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Samaraweera, A.M., Liyanage, R., Ibrahim, M.N., Okeyo, A.M., Han Jianlin and Silva, P. 2021. High genetic diversity but absence of population structure in local chickens of Sri Lanka inferred by microsatellite markers. Frontiers in Genetics 12:723706.

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