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MtDNA diversity among four Portuguese autochthonous dog breeds: a fine-scale characterisation.
BMC genetics - 22 Jun 2005
van Asch Barbara, Pereira Luísa, Pereira Filipe, Santa-Rita Pedro, Lima Manuela, Amorim António
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BACKGROUND: The picture of dog mtDNA diversity, as obtained from geographically wide samplings but from a small number of individuals per region or breed, has revealed weak geographic correlation and high degree of haplotype sharing between very distant breeds. We aimed at a more detailed picture through extensive sampling (n = 143) of four Portuguese autochthonous breeds - Castro Laboreiro Dog, Serra da Estrela...
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