Mitochondrial genetic variation in European, African and Indian cattle populations.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2052.1994.tb00203.x

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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

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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...

Topics

Africa
Animals
Cattle
DNA, Mitochondrial
Genetic Variation
India
Phylogeny
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Species Specificity

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