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Estimation of the time of divergence between Japanese Mishima Island cattle and other cattle populations using microsatellite DNA markers.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Nagamine Yoshitaka, Nirasawa Keijiro, Takahashi Hideaki, Sasaki Osamu, Ishii Kazuo, Minezawa Mitsuru, Oda Senichi, Visscher Peter M, Furukawa Tsutomu
Abstract excerpt
We applied the theory of random genetic drift to determine the divergence history of a closed cattle population over the relatively short timescale of several hundred years. The divergence history of the closed population of Mishima Island cattle, a national natural treasure of Japan, was examined, and the results were compared with historical documents. Inbreeding depression in the isolated population was...
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