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Mitochondrial DNA lineages of Italian Giara and Sarcidano horses.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 20 Oct 2014
Morelli L, Useli A, Sanna D, Barbato M, Contu D, Pala M, Cancedda M, Francalacci P
Abstract excerpt
Giara and Sarcidano are 2 of the 15 extant native Italian horse breeds with limited dispersal capability that originated from a larger number of individuals. The 2 breeds live in two distinct isolated locations on the island of Sardinia. To determine the genetic structure and evolutionary history of these 2 Sardinian breeds, the first hypervariable segment of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was sequenced and...
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