Article
Dual origins of dairy cattle farming--evidence from a comprehensive survey of European Y-chromosomal variation.
PloS one - 6 Jan 2011
Edwards Ceiridwen J, Ginja Catarina, Kantanen Juha, Pérez-Pardal Lucía, Tresset Anne, Stock Frauke, Gama Luis T, Penedo M Cecilia T, Bradley Daniel G, Lenstra Johannes A, Nijman Isaäc J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Diversity patterns of livestock species are informative to the history of agriculture and indicate uniqueness of breeds as relevant for conservation. So far, most studies on cattle have focused on mitochondrial and autosomal DNA variation. Previous studies of Y-chromosomal variation, with limited breed panels, identified two Bos taurus (taurine) haplogroups (Y1 and Y2; both composed of several...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Dairying
- Europe
- Founder Effect
- Genetic Variation
- Haplotypes
- Male
- Y Chromosome