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A genetically unique Chinese cattle population shows evidence of common ancestry with wild species when analysed with a reduced ascertainment bias SNP panel.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Barbato Mario, Reichel Michael P, Passamonti Matilde, Low Wai Yee, Colli Licia, Tearle Rick, Williams John L, Ajmone Marsan Paolo
Abstract excerpt
In Hong Kong, there is a cattle population of ~1,200 individuals of uncertain origin and genetic diversity. This population shows heterogeneous morphology, both in body type and pigmentation. Once used as draught animals by the local farmers, they were abandoned around the 1970s due to changes in the economy, and since then have lived as feral populations. To explore the origins of these cattle, we analysed ~50k...
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