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History and integrity of thoroughbred dam lines revealed in equine mtDNA variation.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2002
Hill E W, Bradley D G, Al-Barody M, Ertugrul O, Splan R K, Zakharov I, Cunningham E P
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) D-loop sequences (381 bp) from 100 thoroughbreds in 19 of the most common matrilineal female families were used to reconstruct a founder female population for the thoroughbred ( approximately 1650-1750 AD). Seventeen haplotypes were found to have contributed to the 19 female lineages. In order to place the reconstructed founder population in wider historical context, we examined, using...
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