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Mitochondrial genetic variation in European, African and Indian cattle populations.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 1994
Loftus R T, MacHugh D E, Ngere L O, Balain D S, Badi A M, Bradley D G, Cunningham E P
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial DNA from representative animals of 13 different cattle breeds was assayed for restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) to determine phylogenetic relationships and levels of variation among breeds; 16 different mitotypes were found, described by 20 polymorphisms. Within these 16 mitotypes two major lineages were apparent: an Afro-European and an Asian type. These were found to differ at over...
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