Meta-Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Several Population Bottlenecks during Worldwide Migrations of Cattle

Meta-Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Several Population Bottlenecks during Worldwide Migrations of Cattle

Several studies have investigated the differentiation of mitochondrial DNA in Eurasian, African and American cattle as well as archaeological bovine material. A global survey of these studies shows that haplogroup distributions are more stable in time than in space. All major migrations of cattle ha...

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Main Authors: Johannes A. Lenstra, Paolo Ajmone-Marsan, Albano Beja-Pereira, Ruth Bollongino, Daniel G. Bradley, Licia Colli, Anna De Gaetano, Ceiridwen J. Edwards, Marleen Felius, Luca Ferretti, Catarina Ginja, Peter Hristov, Juha Kantanen, Juan Pedro Lirón, David A. Magee, Riccardo Negrini, Georgi A. Radoslavov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
cattle
breeds
mitochondrial DNA
haplogroups
migrations
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/6/1/178

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