Origin and spatial population structure of Malagasy native chickens based on mitochondrial DNA.

ABSTRACT: Since Malagasy human culture became established in a multi-layered way by genetic admixture of Austronesian (Indonesia), Bantu (East Africa) and West Asian populations, the Malagasy native livestock should also have originated from these regions. While recent genetic studies revealed that Malagasy native dogs and goats were propagated from Africa, the origin of Malagasy native chickens is still controversial. Here, we conducted a phylogeographic analysis of the native chickens, focusing on the historical relationships among the Indian Ocean rim countries and based on mitochondrial D-loop sequences. Although previous work suggested that the rare Haplogroup D occurs with high frequencies in Island Southeast Asia-Pacific, East Africa and Madagascar, the major mitochondrial lineage in Malagasy

SUBMITTER: Yonezawa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10766636 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature