The origin and genetic differentiation of native breeds of pigs in southwest China: an approach from mitochondrial DNA polymorphism.

doi:10.1007/BF02399819

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The origin and genetic differentiation of native breeds of pigs in southwest China: an approach from mitochondrial DNA polymorphism.

Biochemical genetics - 1 Feb 1993

Lan H, Shi L

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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of six breeds of native domestic pigs from Yunnan province, southwest China, and two wild boars obtained from Sichuan, China, and Vietnam was analyzed using 20 restriction endonucleases that recognize six nucleotides. Restriction maps were made by double-digestion method...

Topics

Animals
China
DNA, Mitochondrial
Mutation
Phylogeny
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Restriction Mapping
Swine

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