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Multi-locus analysis reveals a different pattern of genetic diversity for mitochondrial and nuclear DNA between wild and domestic pigs in East Asia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Ji Yin-Qiu, Wu Dong-Dong, Wu Gui-Sheng, Wang Guo-Dong, Zhang Ya-Ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A major reduction of genetic diversity in mtDNA occurred during the domestication of East Asian pigs. However, the extent to which genetic diversity has been lost in the nuclear genome is uncertain. To reveal levels and patterns of nucleotide diversity and to elucidate the genetic relationships and demographic history of domestic pigs and their ancestors, wild boars, we investigated 14 nuclear markers...
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