Contribution to Animal Breeding and Conservation of Endangered Species
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The genome means "entire genetic information" of an organism. Individual differences of the sequences of DNA, which constitutes the genome, are considerable even within a species. The difference is bigger between individuals of different species. We are studying the genomic differences within/between species and the degree of genetic diversity. Such studies have a great potential to contribute to many applied areas such as breeding of livestock, reproduction of rare captive animals, and conservation of endangered wild populations.