An unusual pattern of ancient mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in Northern African cattle

Zoological Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-125

  Ascunce, Marina S ^a   Kitchen, Andrew ^a   Schmidt, Peter R ^a,b   Miyamoto, Michael M ^a   Mulligan, Connie J ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Bos Taurus; Mitochondrial control region; Northern Africa

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 52249114283     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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