mtDNA CR Evidence Indicates High Genetic Diversity of Captive Forest Musk Deer in Shaanxi Province, China

mtDNA CR Evidence Indicates High Genetic Diversity of Captive Forest Musk Deer in Shaanxi Province, China

Forest musk deer (<i>Moschus berezovskii</i>) are endangered ruminants whose adult males secrete musk. China has been breeding forest musk deer artificially since the 1950s in an effort to restore wild populations, with Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces as the two main sites for captive bree...

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Main Authors: Zhe Wang, Guanjie Lu, Yunyun Gao, Liping Yan, Mingzhe Li, Defu Hu, Dong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
forest musk deer
mtDNA control region
genetic diversity
haplotype
maternal line
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/13/2191

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