Genetic evidence from Indian red jungle fowl corroborates multiple domestication of modern day chicken |
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| Authors: | Sriramana Kanginakudru Muralidhar Metta RD Jakati J Nagaraju |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, ECIL-Road, Nacaharam, Hyderabad, 500076, India;(2) Van Bhavan, Plot No 6-18, Sector 6, Panchakula, Haryana, India;(3) Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA |
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| Abstract: | Background Domestication of chicken is believed to have occurred in Southeast Asia, especially in Indus valley. However, non-inclusion of Indian red jungle fowl (RJF), Gallus gallus murghi in previous studies has left a big gap in understanding the relationship of this major group of birds. In the present study, we addressed this issue by analyzing 76 Indian birds that included 56 G. g. murghi (RJF), 16 G. g. domesticus (domestic chicken) and 4 G. sonneratii (Grey JF) using both microsatellite markers and mitochondrial D-loop sequences. We also compared the D-loop sequences of Indian birds with those of 779 birds obtained from GenBank. |
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