Table 1. Estimates of genetic diversities a and haplogroup frequencies b for each sheep breed.
| Breed | ID | Origin | Na | π | nh | Hd | S | HgAb | HgBb |
| Sopravissana | SO | ITALY, CENTRE | 30 | 0.012 | 29 | 0.998 | 80 | 0 (0.00) | 30 (1.00) |
| Gentile di Puglia | GP | ITALY, SOUTH | 30 | 0.012 | 28 | 0.995 | 69 | 0 (0.00) | 30 (1.00) |
| Merinizzata Italiana | MI | ITALY, CENTRE-SOUTH | 30 | 0.015 | 27 | 0.991 | 95 | 1 (0.03) | 29 (0.97) |
| Appenninica | AP | ITALY, CENTRE | 30 | 0.012 | 25 | 0.989 | 71 | 0 (0.00) | 30 (1.00) |
| Spanish Merino | SM | SPAIN | 26 | 0.012 | 26 | 1.000 | 70 | 0 (0.00) | 26 (1.00) |
| Comisana | CO | ITALY, SICILY | 45 | 0.028 | 25 | 0.920 | 85 | 13 (0.29) | 32 (0.71) |
| Sarda | SA | ITALY, SARDINIA | 30 | 0.011 | 22 | 0.977 | 56 | 0 (0.00) | 30 (1.00) |
| Lacaune | LA | FRANCE, ROQUEFORT | 70 | 0.012 | 63 | 0.997 | 112 | 0 (0.00) | 70 (1.00) |
| TOTAL | 291 | 0.016 | 235 | 0.997 | 221 | 14 (0.05) | 277 (0.95) |
a
N = number of analyzed samples; π = nucleotide diversity; nh = number of unique haplotypes; Hd = haplotype diversity; S = number of polymorphic sites.
b
Relative frequencies are in parentheses.