Origins of Chinese reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) based on mitochondrial DNA analyses.

The most southern population of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) inhabits northeastern China, but the migration route and origin of this population have not been confirmed. The sequences of mitochondrial DNA control regions from domestic and wild herds from Eurasia and China were analysed. The results s...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Nan Wang, Jian-Cheng Zhai, Wei-Shi Liu, Yan-Ling Xia, Lei Han, He-Ping Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225037