Variations in mitochondrial cytochrome region among Ethiopian indigenous cattle populations assert maternal origin and historical dynamics

Variations in mitochondrial cytochrome region among Ethiopian indigenous cattle populations assert maternal origin and historical dynamics

Objective This study was carried out to assess the haplotype diversity and population dynamics in cattle populations of Ethiopia. Methods We sequenced the complete mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of 76 animals from five indigenous and one Holstein Friesian×Barka cross bred cattle populations. Result...

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Main Authors: Getinet Mekuriaw Tarekegn, Xiao-yang Ji, Xue Bai, Bin Liu, Wenguang Zhang, Josephine Birungi, Appolinaire Djikeng, Kassahun Tesfaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2018-09-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
Subjects:
Cytochrome
Ethiopian Cattle
Haplotype Diversity
Population Expansion
Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-9-1393.pdf

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