Cytochrome b sequences of ancient cattle and wild ox support phylogenetic complexity in the ancient and modern bovine populations

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 694-700

  Stock, F ^a   Edwards, C J ^a   Bollongino, R ^b   Finlay, E K ^a   Burger, J ^b   Bradley, D G ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Aurochs; Cattle; Cytochrome b gene; Domestication; Mitochondrial haplotypes

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FOSSIL; GENETICS; GERMANY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SLOVAKIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOCHROMES B; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SLOVAKIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS PRIMIGENIUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 66849128307     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01905.x     Document Type: Article

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