Thoroughbred racehorse mitochondrial DNA demonstrates closer than expected links between maternal genetic history and pedigree records

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 227-235

  Bower, M A ^a   Whitten, M ^b,h   Nisbet, R E R ^c   Spencer, M ^d   Dominy, K M ^e   Murphy, A M ^b   Cassidy, R ^f   Barrett, E ^a   Hill, E W ^g   Binns, M ^b,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^h MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

ⁱ Equine Analysis Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

General studbook; Maternal lineage; Mitochondrial DNA; Pedigree records; Thoroughbred horse

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HORSE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOTHER; PEDIGREE; SPORT;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HORSES; MOTHERS; PEDIGREE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPORTS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84878132379     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2012.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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