Genetic Diversity and Variability in Endangered Pantesco and Two Other Sicilian Donkey Breeds Assessed by Microsatellite Markers

Table 1

Number of alleles, observed (𝐻_𝑜) and expected heterozygosity (𝐻_𝑒), and PIC values per locus inferred on the whole sample of three Sicilian donkey breeds.

Locus	𝑁^∘ of alleles	𝐻𝑜	𝐻𝑒	PIC
AHT4	8	0.533	0.747	0.703
AHT5	10	0.581	0.822	0.792
ASB23	5	0.704	0.740	0.692
HMS2	8	0.271	0.582	0.533
HMS3	8	0.463	0.611	0.558
HMS5	2	0.154	0.159	0.146
HMS6	4	0.250	0.483	0.393
HMS7	6	0.222	0.310	0.291
HTG10	7	0.736	0.794	0.760
HTG15	3	0.514	0.553	0.482
HTG4	3	0.178	0.194	0.176
HTG6	5	0.556	0.674	0.608
HTG7	11	0.648	0.817	0.796
VHL20	5	0.561	0.652	0.591
Average	6.07	0.455	0.581	0.537
SE	±0.722	±0.054	±0.059	±0.06