Evidence for independent domestication of sheep mtDNA lineage A in India and introduction of lineage B through Arabian sea route

Evidence for independent domestication of sheep mtDNA lineage A in India and introduction of lineage B through Arabian sea route

Abstract India ranks the second in the world in terms of its sheep population with approximately 74.26 million represented by 44 well-described breeds in addition to several non-descript populations. Genetic diversity and phylogeography of Indian sheep breeds remain poorly understood, particularly f...

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Main Authors: Ranganathan Kamalakkannan, Satish Kumar, Karippadakam Bhavana, Vandana R. Prabhu, Carolina Barros Machado, Hijam Surachandra Singha, Dhandapani Sureshgopi, Vincy Vijay, Muniyandi Nagarajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97761-y

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97761-y

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