Fixed nucleotide differences on the Y chromosome indicate clear divergence between Equus przewalskii and Equus caballus

Animal Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 453-456

  Wallner, B ^a   Brem, G ^a   Muller M ^a   Achmann, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b genteQ GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Equus caballus; Equus przewalskii; Phylogeny; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HORSES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROBABILITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS); Y CHROMOSOME;

EQUUS; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; EQUUS PRZEWALSKII; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0345149813     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0268-9146.2003.01044.x     Document Type: Article

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