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A cryptic mitochondrial DNA link between North European and West African dogs.
Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao - 20 Mar 2017
Adeola Adeniyi C, Ommeh Sheila C, Song Jiao-Jiao, Olaogun S Charles, Sanke Oscar J, Yin Ting-Ting, Wang Guo-Dong, Wu Shi-Fang, Zhou Zhong-Yin, Lichoti Jacqueline K, Agwanda Bernard R, Dawuda Philip M, Murphy Robert W, Peng Min-Sheng, Zhang Ya-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Domestic dogs have an ancient origin and a long history in Africa. Nevertheless, the timing and sources of their introduction into Africa remain enigmatic. Herein, we analyse variation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) D-loop sequences from 345 Nigerian and 37 Kenyan village dogs plus 1530 published sequences of dogs from other parts of Africa, Europe and West Asia. All Kenyan dogs can be assigned to one of three...
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