Table 4. Analysis of molecular variance among different sheep breeds based on (right) genotypes at 41SNP loci and (left) haplotypes reconstructed from genotypes at 13 immune SNP loci located in chromosome 3.

Source of variation	Based on genotype data at 41 SNP loci						Based on haplotypic data from 13 SNP loci
	d.f.	Sum of squares	Variance components		% of variation	P- value	d.f.	Sum of squares	Variance components		% of variation	P-value
No Groupings
Among populations	21	2205.51	1.57	Va	21.33	0.000	21	767.50	0.55	Va	22.22	0.000
Within populations	1404	8118.99	5.78	Vb	78.67	0.000	1404	2689.14	1.92	Vb	77.78	0.000
Grouping-I (Asia, Europe, South America) *
Among groups	2	1075.13	1.10	Va	14.16	0.000	2	349.20	0.34	Va	13.27	0.000
Among populations within groups	19	1130.38	0.90	Vb	11.54	0.000	19	418.30	0.34	Vb	12.94	0.000
Within populations	1404	8118.99	5.78	Vc	74.30	0.000	1404	2689.14	1.92	Vc	73.80	0.000
Grouping-II (South Asia, South East Asia, South West Asian, Europe, South America) **
Among groups	4	1370.78	1.16	Va	14.64	0.000	4	493.56	0.41	Va	15.92	0.000
Among populations within groups	17	834.73	0.72	Vb	9.51	0.000	17	273.94	0.24	Vb	9.27	0.000
Within populations	1404	8118.99	5.78	Vc	75.86	0.000	1404	2689.14	1.92	Vc	74.81	0.000

^*Grouping-I: Asia – Bangladeshi, Madras Red, Mecheri, Pattanam, Nellore, Indonesian Fat Tailed, Indonesian Thin Tailed, Shal, Hamdani, Thalli, Kachi, Karakul, Kajli; Europe – Krainersteinschaf, Texel, Bergschaf, Mouflon, Karakachanska, Shumenska; South America – Junin, Pampinta, Corriedale.

^**Grouping-II: South Asia - Bangladeshi, Madras Red, Mecheri, Pattanam, Nellore, Thalli, Kachi, Karakul, Kajli; South East Asia - Indonesian Fat Tailed, Indonesian Thin Tailed; South West Asia – Hamdani, Shal; Europe – Krainersteinschaf, Texel, Bergschaf, Mouflon, Karakachanska, Shumenska; South America – Junin, Pampinta, Corriedale.