Large-scale mitochondrial DNA analysis of the domestic goat reveals six haplogroups with high diversity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

From the beginning of domestication, the transportation of domestic animals resulted in genetic and demographic processes that explain their present distribution and genetic structure. Thus studying the present genetic diversity helps to better understand the history of domestic species.

Methodology/principal findings

The genetic diversity of domestic goats has been characterized with 2430 individuals from all over the old world, including 946 new individuals from regions poorly studied until now (mainly the Fertile Crescent). These individuals represented 1540 haplotypes for the HVI segment of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region. This large-scale study allowed the establishment of a clear nomenclature of the goat maternal haplogroups. Only five of the si

SUBMITTER: Naderi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1995761 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature