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genomes, <strong>and</strong> sequencing is underway for a majority of
<strong>the</strong> remaining diploid species.
It should be noted that <strong>the</strong> I‐OMAP project has a huge
advantage over o<strong>the</strong>r next generation genome
sequencing projects (e.g. Drosophila 12 genomes) 15 in
that physical maps are available for all AA genome
species as well as representatives of all o<strong>the</strong>r 9 genome
type. Such resources facilitate <strong>the</strong> assembly of more
complete genome sequences versus ones that rely solely
on next generation short‐read sequence data <strong>and</strong>
assembly algorithms, <strong>the</strong> so called “gene space
assemblies”.
In addition <strong>to</strong> an I‐OMAP status report, this lecture will
discuss <strong>the</strong> analysis of <strong>the</strong> O. glaberrima genome. O.
glaberrima is 2 nd species of Oryza that was independently
domesticated ~3,500 years ago in West Africa.
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The investigation on genetic resources of
domestic animals <strong>and</strong> poultry <strong>and</strong>
traditional knowledge in Miao <strong>and</strong> Tujia
ethnic areas of western Hunan Province
Junnian LI, Dayuan XUE, Dongmei YANG,
Shuanglun TAO <strong>and</strong> Jing LIANG
College of Life Resources <strong>and</strong> Environmental Science, 120
Renmin Road, Jishou, Hunan 416000, China, College of Life
<strong>and</strong> Environmental Science, Minzu University of China <strong>and</strong>
Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of
EnvironmentalProtection of <strong>the</strong> People’s Republic of China.
Email: junnianli@yahoo.com.cn; xuedayuan@hotmail.com
In western Hunan, Miao <strong>and</strong> Tujia nationalities have
long coexisted with nature, <strong>and</strong> have accumulated a
distinctive knowledge of tradition. They domesticated
<strong>and</strong> cultivated many local lives<strong>to</strong>ck <strong>and</strong> poultry species,
such as Xiangxi black pig (endangered), Xiangxi yellow
cattle, Ma<strong>to</strong>u goats, Wuxue goats, Zhijiang ducks
(endangered) <strong>and</strong> Daomao chickens (endangered).
However, since 1990, western Hunan has introduced
many fine breeds from o<strong>the</strong>r locations in China <strong>and</strong>
abroad <strong>to</strong> improve <strong>the</strong> productivity of lives<strong>to</strong>ck by
crossbreeding, resulting in a sharp decline, or even
extinction, of <strong>the</strong> local species of domesticated lives<strong>to</strong>ck
<strong>and</strong> poultry. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, traditional knowledge of
lives<strong>to</strong>ck <strong>and</strong> poultry breeding has been lost due <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>
migration of young laborers for work <strong>and</strong> changes <strong>to</strong>
<strong>the</strong> lifestyles of <strong>the</strong> original inhabitants. This
investigation aimed <strong>to</strong> reveal <strong>the</strong> traditional knowledge
of <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> consciousness of sharing <strong>the</strong> benefits arising
from <strong>the</strong> use of traditional knowledge of <strong>the</strong> lives<strong>to</strong>ck
through personal interviews, group discussions <strong>and</strong>
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