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Mitochondrial diversity in European and Chinese pigs is consistent with population expansions that occurred prior to domestication.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Jul 2006
Fang Meiying, Andersson Leif
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diversity in European and Asian pigs was assessed using 1536 samples representing 45 European and 21 Chinese breeds. Diagnostic nucleotide differences in the cytochrome b (Cytb) gene between the European and Asian mtDNA variants were determined by pyrosequencing as a rapid screening method. Subsequently, 637bp of the hypervariable control region was sequenced to further characterize...
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