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Mitochondrial DNA evidence indicates the local origin of domestic pigs in the upstream region of the Yangtze River.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Jin Long, Zhang Mingwang, Ma Jideng, Zhang Jie, Zhou Chaowei, Liu Yingkai, Wang Tao, Jiang An-an, Chen Lei, Wang Jinyong, Jiang Zhongrong, Zhu Li, Shuai Surong, Li Ruiqiang, Li Mingzhou, Li Xuewei
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have indicated two main domestic pig dispersal routes in East Asia: one is from the Mekong region, through the upstream region of the Yangtze River (URYZ) to the middle and upstream regions of the Yellow River, the other is from the middle and downstream regions of the Yangtze River to the downstream region of the Yellow River, and then to northeast China. The URYZ was regarded as a passageway of...
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