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Cattle phenotypes can disguise their maternal ancestry.
BMC genetics - 26 Jun 2017
Srirattana Kanokwan, McCosker Kieren, Schatz Tim, St John Justin C
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BACKGROUND: Cattle are bred for, amongst other factors, specific traits, including parasite resistance and adaptation to climate. However, the influence and inheritance of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are not usually considered in breeding programmes. In this study, we analysed the mtDNA profiles of cattle from Victoria (VIC), southern Australia, which is a temperate climate, and the Northern Territory (NT), the...
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