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The multifaceted origin of taurine cattle reflected by the mitochondrial genome.
PloS one - 1 Jun 2009
Achilli Alessandro, Bonfiglio Silvia, Olivieri Anna, Malusà Arianna, Pala Maria, Hooshiar Kashani Baharak, Perego Ugo A, Ajmone-Marsan Paolo, Liotta Luigi, Semino Ornella, Bandelt Hans-Jürgen, Ferretti Luca, Torroni Antonio
Abstract excerpt
A Neolithic domestication of taurine cattle in the Fertile Crescent from local aurochsen (Bos primigenius) is generally accepted, but a genetic contribution from European aurochsen has been proposed. Here we performed a survey of a large number of taurine cattle mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control regions from numerous European breeds confirming the overall clustering within haplogroups (T1, T2 and T3) of Near...
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