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Y-chromosome analysis in Retuertas horses.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Brandariz-Fontes Claudia, Leonard Jennifer A, Vega-Pla José Luis, Backström Niclas, Lindgren Gabriella, Lippold Sebastian, Rico Ciro
Abstract excerpt
Several studies based on a variety of genetic markers have attempted to establish the origins of horse domestication. Thus far a discrepancy between the results of mitochondrial DNA analysis, which show high levels of diversity, and results from the Y-chromosome, with almost no genetic variability, has been identified. Most previous work on the horse Y-chromosome has focused on widespread, popular breeds or local...
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