Table 4 Genetic diversity indices of 25 microsatellite markers in 11 populations of sheep in India (See Fig. 1 for the location of each population).

From: Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses unveil the genetic structure of native sheep breeds from three major agro-ecological regions of India

Region

Sheep breed

Total alleles

Na

Ne

I

Ho

He

uHe

F

Ar

NT

Rampur Bushair

228

9.12

4.49

1.66

0.66

0.74

0.74

0.11*

7.21

Poonchi

214

8.56

4.54

1.69

0.77

0.76

0.77

− 0.01

7.35

Changthangi

219

8.76

4.52

1.64

0.68

0.72

0.72

0.06*

7.28

ET

Bonpala

149

5.96

2.99

1.24

0.64

0.63

0.64

− 0.02

4.84

Tibetan

149

5.96

3.92

1.42

0.52

0.68

0.70

0.23*

5.82

Shahbadi

223

8.92

4.72

1.68

0.65

0.74

0.75

0.13*

7.23

Balangir

205

8.2

4.22

1.55

0.65

0.71

0.72

0.09*

6.55

SP

Kenguri

228

9.12

4.46

1.61

0.67

0.72

0.72

0.07*

6.99

Bandur

218

8.72

3.75

1.49

0.61

0.68

0.69

0.11*

6.58

Hassan

217

8.68

4.23

1.59

0.68

0.71

0.72

0.04*

6.88

Bellary

224

8.96

4.49

1.64

0.65

0.73

0.74

0.10*

7.07

 

Mean

206.73

8.27

4.21

1.56

0.65

0.71

0.72

0.08*

9.31

 

SE

8.42

0.19

0.11

0.03

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.53

  1. Na = Number of alleles; Ne = Number of effective alleles; I = Shannon’s information index; Ho = Observed heterozygosity; He = Expected heterozygosity; uHe = Unbiased expected heterozygosity; F = Heterozygote deficiency (inbreeding coefficient); Ar = Allelic richness. *P < 0.05.
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