Research Article

Molecular Characterization of Sudanese and Southern Sudanese Chicken Breeds Using mtDNA D-Loop

Table 6

Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) based on partial D-loop sequences of Sudanese and Southern Sudanese indigenous chicken populations.

SamplesNumber of groupsNumber of populationsVariation (%)
Within populationsAmong populations within groupAmong groups

All 81 chicken populations2595.50.753.75
All 5 chicken populations as one group1588.611.41
Rich Savanna1298.31.7
Poor Savanna1392.417.59

Average st: 0.09752; Nm: 4.63.