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Haplotype affinities resolve a major component of goat (Capra hircus) MtDNA D-loop diversity and reveal specific features of the Sardinian stock.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Piras Daniela, Doro Maria Grazia, Casu Giuseppina, Melis Paola Maria, Vaccargiu Simona, Piras Ignazio, Parracciani Debora, Stradoni Roberta, Frongia Bruno, Lai Graziano, Sale Salvatore, Cattari Walter, Piras Roberto, Querci Ombretta, Demuro Piergiorgio, Cui Sandro, Atzori Franco, Mancosu Marco, Marchiori Francesca, Cammelli Rossana, Spiga Alessandra, Loddo Pier Paolo, Pili Gianfranco, Boi Roberto, Argiolas Giuseppe, Mereu Paolo, Leoni Giovanni Giuseppe, Naitana Salvatore, Pirastu Mario, Novelletto Andrea
Abstract excerpt
Goat mtDNA haplogroup A is a poorly resolved lineage absorbing most of the overall diversity and is found in locations as distant as Eastern Asia and Southern Africa. Its phylogenetic dissection would cast light on an important portion of the spread of goat breeding. The aims of this work were 1) to provide an operational definition of meaningful mtDNA units within haplogroup A, 2) to investigate the mechanisms...
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