Variation in mitochondrial DNA and maternal genetic ancestry of Ethiopian cattle populations

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 556-559

  Dadi, H ^a,b   Tibbo, M ^c   Takahashi, Y ^a   Nomura, K ^a   Hanada, H ^a   Amano, T ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^b Adami Tullu Agricultural Research Centre   (Ethiopia)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Ethiopian cattle; Genetic diversity; Mitochondrial DNA; Population structure

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 67849099614     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01866.x     Document Type: Article

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