Predominant African-derived mtDNA in Caribbean and Brazilian creole cattle is also found in Spanish cattle (Bos taurus)

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 450-453

  Miretti, M M ^a,d,e   Dunner, S ^b   Naves, M ^c   Contel, E P ^d   Ferro, J A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GUADELOUPE; HAPLOTYPE; INTROGRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; BREEDING; CARIBBEAN REGION; CATTLE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HAPLOTYPES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BOS; BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 4644302719     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esh070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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