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Complete cytochrome b (cyt b) gene (1140 bp) nucleotide sequences were used to investigate characteristics of the genetic constitution of Chunky broiler chickens, and these were compared with the Hy-Line and WL-GM (Garber) line of White Leghorn, the GSP line of Fayoumi, the BM-C line of Black Minorca (egg-chickens), and an outgroup of wild-origin Japanese quail. A high genetic difference (five haplotypes) was observed at the cytochrome b region in the Chunky broiler in contrast to the high homologies observed among the other chicken breeds (egg-purpose). Chunky broilers can be distinguished from the other breeds (White Leghorn, Fayoumi, and Black Minorca) at positions 552 and 779. The molecular phylogenetic tree exhibited genetic differences within Chunky broilers, and between Chunky broilers and the other three chicken breeds. As a result, some chicken strains or breeds apparently different from the other egg-chickens may have contributed to the Chunky broiler formation. Artificial selection may be one of the biggest factors causing nucleotide diversity in the chicken breeds.
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Shen, XJ., Ito, S., Mizutani, M. et al. Phylogenetic Analysis in Chicken Breeds Inferred from Complete Cytochrome b Gene Information. Biochem Genet 40, 129–141 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015165506752
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