African matrilineages in American Creole cattle: Evidence of two independent continental sources

Animal Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-382

  Liron J P ^a   Bravi, C M ^b   Mirol, P M ^a   Peral Garcia P ^a   Giovambattista, G ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^b Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bos taurus; Creole cattle; Migration routes; Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AFRICA; AMERICAS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33746216965     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2006.01452.x     Document Type: Article

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