Assessment of cattle genetic introgression into domestic yak populations using mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA markers

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 242-252

  Qi, X B ^a,b   Jianlin, H ^a,c   Wang, G ^d   Rege, J E O ^a   Hanotte, O ^a,e  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^d LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admixture analysis; Cattle; Introgression; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Yak

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASIA; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ASIA; CATTLE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOS; BOS GRUNNIENS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 77952019374     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01989.x     Document Type: Article

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