Maternal and paternal lineage analysis of Island Southeast Asian goats reveals continental propagation routes and introgression through the Indian ocean.

ABSTRACT: The Philippines and Indonesia, located at the crossroads of historical human migrations in the Asia-Pacific region, lie in the southeasternmost part of Mainland Southeast Asia. Both countries are recognized as mega-diverse nations, hosting a wide variety of species. However, the history of goat propagation in Island Southeast Asia remains unclear due to limited molecular studies and the absence of archaeological evidence in this region. This study conducted phylogeographic analyses of mtDNA hypervariable region 1 and SRY 3'UTR sequences of goats from the Philippines and Indonesia, comparing them with Old World domestic goats. Philippine goat mtDNA haplotypes were classified into haplogroups B (152/206, 73.8%) and A (54/206, 26.2%), whereas all Indonesian goat mtDNA haplotypes belonged to h

SUBMITTER: Masuko R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11923116 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature