Genetic diversity of Yunnan local pig breeds inferred from blood protein electrophoresis.
Protein electrophoresis was used to examine the blood protein polymorphism in Yunnan local pig breeds, i.e., the Saba pig, Dahe pig, and Diannan small-ear pig breeds. Of 38 genetic loci surveyed, 9 were found to be polymorphic. The percentage of polymorphic loci (P) varies from 0.1875 to 0.2121, and the mean individual heterozygosity (H) varies from 0.0712 to 0.1027 in three pig breeds. The results indicate that blood protein polymorphism in Yunnan pig breeds is high. Yunnan local pig breeds have a wealth of genetic diversity at the level of blood proteins.
Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China.
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D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D001824:Body Constitution; D001947:Breeding; D002681:China; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics*
D001798:Blood Proteins