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Mitogenomic Meta-Analysis Identifies Two Phases of Migration in the History of Eastern Eurasian Sheep.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Oct 2015
Lv Feng-Hua, Peng Wei-Feng, Yang Ji, Zhao Yong-Xin, Li Wen-Rong, Liu Ming-Jun, Ma Yue-Hui, Zhao Qian-Jun, Yang Guang-Li, Wang Feng, Li Jin-Quan, Liu Yong-Gang, Shen Zhi-Qiang, Zhao Sheng-Guo, Hehua Eer, Gorkhali Neena A, Farhad Vahidi S M, Muladno Muhammad, Naqvi Arifa N, Tabell Jonna, Iso-Touru Terhi, Bruford Michael W, Kantanen Juha, Han Jian-Lin, Li Meng-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Despite much attention, history of sheep (Ovis aries) evolution, including its dating, demographic trajectory and geographic spread, remains controversial. To address these questions, we generated 45 complete and 875 partial mitogenomic sequences, and performed a meta-analysis of these and published ovine mitochondrial DNA sequences (n = 3,229) across Eurasia. We inferred that O. orientalis and O. musimon share...
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