Phylogenetic relationships among Chinese indigenous goat breeds inferred from mitochondrial control region sequence

• Published in: Small ruminant research Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 262 - 266
• Main Authors: Fan, Bin, Chen, Shi-Lin, Kijas, Jame H., Liu, Bang, Yu, Mei, Zhao, Shu-Hong, Zhu, Meng-Jin, Xiong, Tong-An, Li, Kui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2007
• Subjects: animal genetics; Boer; center of origin; China; Chinese goat; cytoplasmic inheritance; evolution; genetic polymorphism; genetic relationships; Genetic variability; genetic variation; geographical distribution; geographical variation; goat breeds; goats; haplotypes; maternal lineage; mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial DNA control region; molecular sequence data; mtDNA control region; nucleotide sequences; Phylogenetic relationship; population genetics; China; Phylogenetic relationship; Chinese goat; mtDNA control region; Genetic variability

Although it is generally accepted that a ‘multiple origins’ hypothesis could explain the origin of Chinese goats, little supportive evidence from mtDNA control region sequencing analysis has been collected. We assessed the phylogenetic relationships among 84 individuals representing 13 Chinese indig...