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Table 1 Genetic diversity within 16 regional groups

From: Microsatellite-based genetic diversity and population structure of domestic sheep in northern Eurasia

Geographical region

Regional group

N

HT

f

R

Caucasus

South Caucasus*

6

0.802

0.020

6.57

 

North Caucasus

5

0.795

0.017

6.24

 

Stavropol

3

0.792

-0.005

6.04

 

Caspian depression

3

0.795

0.023

6.19

Asia

Kazakhstan and east of Caspian Sea*

6

0.804

0.037

6.45

 

Altai

2

0.795

0.004

6.41

 

Buryatia*

2

0.802

-0.008

6.42

Eastern fringe of Europe

Volga region

2

0.779

0.015

5.88

 

West Russia

3

0.794

-0.041

5.45

 

Ukraine*

2

0.807

-0.004

6.43

 

Southeast Europe*

4

0.806

-0.006

6.14

 

Poland

3

0.759

-0.015

6.24

 

Finland

2

0.758

0.007

5.35

 

Scandinavia

6

0.774

0.030

4.59

 

Denmark

1

0.651

0.028

4.41

 

Iceland and Faeroe Islands

2

0.746

-0.001

4.95

  1. Number of breeds (N), total gene diversity (HT), departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (f), and mean allelic richness (R).
  2. * Regional groups identified as diversity hotspots.