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- Title
Diversity and phylogeny of mitochondrial DNA isolated from mithun Bos frontalis located in Bhutan.
- Authors
Dorji, T.; Mannen, H.; Namikawa, T.; Inamura, T.; Kawamoto, Y.
- Abstract
We sequenced the 16S rRNA gene in mitochondrial DNA to characterize mithun located in Bhutan and to increase our understanding of its origin. We compared mithun with yak, European cattle, Bhutanese zebu and Indian zebu. Sequencing revealed low nucleotide diversity within the mithun population and their phylogenetic proximity to gaur. A close relationship between Bhutanese mithun and gaur was confirmed by an additional comparison with wild gaur specimens from three locations in Bhutan. Direct domestication of mithun from gaur was supported, while maternal contribution from the cattle lineage during domestication was not supported.
- Subjects
BHUTAN; MITHUN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; DOMESTICATION of animals; DNA replication; GENETIC markers; CATTLE breeds
- Publication
Animal Genetics, 2010, Vol 41, Issue 5, p554
- ISSN
0268-9146
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02033.x