title: Phylogenetic Analysis of a Privately-owned Korean Native Chicken Population Using mtDNA D-loop Variations.
abstract: The use of Korean native chicken is increasing, and the discovery of new genetic resources is very important from both economic and genetic conservation points of view. In this study, mtDNA D-loop sequences from 272 privately-owned Korean native chickens from a Hyunin farm were investigated. Seventeen nucleotide substitutions were identified from the sequence analysis and they were classified as 6 haplotypes. Previously investigated haplotypes in five Korean native chicken populations have been compared with the Hyunin chicken population. The results indicated that two haplotypes, H10 and H15, in the Hyunin chicken population were not previously identified in other Korean native chicken populations, representing 33.09% (90/272) and 1.1% (3/272) of the Hyunin population, respectively. On the other hand, four other haplotypes were identical to those of a previous study of Korean native chicken populations. This result is indicative of conservation strategies of Hyunin chicken populations for expanding the genetic diversity in the Korean native chicken population.
authors: Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Hoque
authors: Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors: N R
authors: NR
authors: Choi
authors: Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Sultana
authors: Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors: B S
authors: BS
authors: Kang
authors: Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors: K N
authors: KN
authors: Heo
authors: Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Hong
authors: Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Jo
authors: Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Lee
keywords: D-loop Variation; Haplotype; Korean Native Chicken; mtDNA