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Genetic diversity of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene in Chinese native buffalo.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2011
Lei C Z, Zhang C M, Weining S, Campana M G, Bower M A, Zhang X M, Liu L, Lan X Y, Chen H
Abstract excerpt
The origins of the domestic water buffalo remain contentious. To better understand the origins of Chinese water buffalo, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial cytochrome b (MT-CYB) gene from 270 individuals representing 13 Chinese domestic swamp buffalo populations. We found genetic evidence of introgression of river buffalo into Chinese swamp buffalo herds. Swamp buffalo haplotypes can be divided into two...
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