novel maternal lineage revealed in sheep (Ovis aries)

• Published in: Animal genetics Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 331 - 336
• Main Authors: Guo, J, Du, L.X, Ma, Y.H, Guan, W.J, Li, H.B, Zhao, Q.J, Li, X, Rao, S.Q
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.08.2005; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Base Sequence; China; Cluster Analysis; dams (mothers); DNA Primers; DNA, Mitochondrial; DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics; Female; genetics; Geography; haplotypes; Haplotypes - genetics; linkage (genetics); Linkage Disequilibrium; loci; maternal lineage; mitochondrial DNA; Molecular Sequence Data; mutation; nucleotide sequences; Phenotype; phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; Sequence Analysis, DNA; sheep; Sheep - genetics; sheep breeds; single-stranded conformational polymorphism; Species Specificity; the mitochondrial control region; China

It is generally believed that domestic sheep have two maternal lineages (haplotypes A and B), based on mitochondrial DNA analysis. In the present study, we provide evidence that a novel maternal lineage (haplotype C) is exhibited in Chinese native sheep. To verify this finding, 231 samples were coll...