Article
Whole mitochondrial genomes unveil the impact of domestication on goat matrilineal variability.
BMC genomics - 29 Dec 2015
Colli Licia, Lancioni Hovirag, Cardinali Irene, Olivieri Anna, Capodiferro Marco Rosario, Pellecchia Marco, Rzepus Marcin, Zamani Wahid, Naderi Saeid, Gandini Francesca, Vahidi Seyed Mohammad Farhad, Agha Saif, Randi Ettore, Battaglia Vincenza, Sardina Maria Teresa, Portolano Baldassare, Rezaei Hamid Reza, Lymberakis Petros, Boyer Frédéric, Coissac Eric, Pompanon François, Taberlet Pierre, Ajmone Marsan Paolo, Achilli Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The current extensive use of the domestic goat (Capra hircus) is the result of its medium size and high adaptability as multiple breeds. The extent to which its genetic variability was influenced by early domestication practices is largely unknown. A common standard by which to analyze maternally-inherited variability of livestock species is through complete sequencing of the entire mitogenome...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Mitochondrial
- Goats
- Haplotypes
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny