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Maternal lineages in native Canadian equine populations and their relationship to the Nordic and Mountain and Moorland pony breeds.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Prystupa Jaclyn Mercedes, Hind Pamela, Cothran E Gus, Plante Yves
Abstract excerpt
A 378-bp section of the mitochondrial displacement loop was used to estimate genetic diversity in the native Canadian equine populations. The inclusion of 10 Mountain and Moorland, 3 Nordic pony breeds, 2 feral populations, and 5 horse breeds were also investigated as they may have influenced the development (or rejuvenation) of the native Canadian populations. A total of 281 samples were sequenced, which...
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