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- Title
Mitochondrial DNA diversity of Anatolian indigenous domestic goats.
- Authors
Akis, I.; Oztabak, K.; Mengi, A.; Un, C.
- Abstract
Anatolia has been an important region for civilizations and agricultural revolution as a major domestication centre for livestock species. Goats ( Capra hircus) were among the earliest domesticated animals in this region. In this study, genetic diversity of Anatolian goat breeds was characterized by comparison of mitochondrial DNA hypervariable region 1. A total of 295 individuals, including 99 Anatolian Black goats, 96 Angora goats and 100 Kilis goats, were used. Haplogroup A was found to be the dominant haplogroup in all three breeds. The highest haplogroup diversity, including haplogroups A, B2, C and G, was observed in the Anatolian Black breed. Haplogroup D was only observed in Kilis and Angora goats. Haplogroup G was found in Angora and Anatolian Black breeds. The Anatolian goat breeds had high genetic diversity values and a weak phylogeographical structure. The nucleotide diversity values were found to be higher than those in previously studied goat breeds. The fact that Anatolia is a domestication centre and its geographical position as a junction of trade routes may have caused the higher genetic diversity of Anatolian goat breeds.
- Subjects
TURKEY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; ANIMAL breeding; GOATS; DOMESTIC animal genetics; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; NUCLEOTIDES; MAMMALS
- Publication
Journal of Animal Breeding & Genetics, 2014, Vol 131, Issue 6, p487
- ISSN
0931-2668
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jbg.12096