Genotypic characterization of microsatellite markers in broiler and layer selected chicken lines and their reciprocal F1s

Abstract

Chicken experimental populations have been developed worldwide for QTL mapping, but their genotypic characterizations are not usually discussed. The objective of this study was to characterize genotypically two F 1 reciprocal generations and their parental lines based on the estimation of genotypic parameters. These F 1 generations originated two Brazilian reference populations to map QTL. The evaluated parameters were polymorphic information content (PIC), observed and expected heterozygosities and number of …