Assessing the Diversity and Population Substructure of Sarda Breed Bucks by Using Mtdna and Y-Chromosome Markers

Assessing the Diversity and Population Substructure of Sarda Breed Bucks by Using Mtdna and Y-Chromosome Markers

A sample of 146 Sarda bucks from eight subregions of Sardinia, Italy (Nuorese, Barbagia, Baronia, Ogliastra, Sarrabus, Guspinese, Iglesiente, Sulcis) were characterized for Y-chromosome and mtDNA markers to assess the levels of population substructure. Five polymorphic loci (SRY, AMELY, ZFY, and DDX...

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Main Authors: Maria Luisa Dettori, Elena Petretto, Michele Pazzola, Oriol Vidal, Marcel Amills, Giuseppe Massimo Vacca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
Y-chromosome
mitochondrial DNA
buck
population structuring
goat
SRY
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2194

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