Microsatellite DNA variation and the evolution, domestication and phylogeography of taurine and zebu cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus).

doi:10.1093/genetics/146.3.1071

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Microsatellite DNA variation and the evolution, domestication and phylogeography of taurine and zebu cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus).

Genetics - 1 Jul 1997

MacHugh D E, Shriver M D, Loftus R T, Cunningham P, Bradley D G

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Genetic variation at 20 microsatellite loci was surveyed to determine the evolutionary relationships and molecular biogeography of 20 different cattle populations from Africa, Europe and Asia. Phylogenetic reconstruction and multivariate analysis highlighted a marked distinction between humpless...

Topics

Africa, Western
Alleles
Animals
Biological Evolution
Cattle
Chi-Square Distribution
DNA, Satellite
Evolution, Molecular
Female
Genetic Variation
Heterozygote
Male
Phylogeny

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