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Admixture analysis of South Asian cattle.
Heredity - 1 Jul 2003
Kumar P, Freeman A R, Loftus R T, Gaillard C, Fuller D Q, Bradley D G
Abstract excerpt
We present population genetic analysis of microsatellite variation in seven Bos indicus cattle breeds from a variety of locations in South Asia. This is the first such study focusing within this area, which is one of the postulated centres of origin of domestic cattle. An estimate of the influence of Bos taurus ancestry was carried out using three approaches: by the systematic selection of population-associated...
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