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Molecular phylogeography and genetic diversity of East Asian goats.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2013
Lin B Z, Odahara S, Ishida M, Kato T, Sasazaki S, Nozawa K, Mannen H
Abstract excerpt
The domestic goat is one of the most important livestock species, but its origins and genetic diversity still remain uncertain. Multiple highly divergent maternal lineages of goat have been reported in previous studies. Although one of the mitochondrial DNA lineages, lineage B, was detected only in eastern and southern Asia, the geographic distribution of these lineages was previously unclear. Here, we examine...
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