Indian Red Jungle fowl depicts close genetic relationship with Indian native chicken breeds as evidenced through whole mitochondrial genome intersection
M. Kanakachari, R. N. Chatterjee, U. Rajkumar, S. Haunshi, M. R. Reddy, T. Bhattacharya
The paper uses whole mitochondrial genome sequencing to show Indian Red Jungle fowl is the maternal ancestor of Indian native chicken breeds.
bioRxiv · Dec 29, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology