Characterization of the Polish Primitive Horse (Konik) maternal lines using mitochondrial D-loop sequence variation.

ABSTRACT: The Polish Primitive Horse (PPH, Konik) is a Polish native horse breed managed through a conservation program mainly due to its characteristic phenotype of a primitive horse. One of the most important goals of PPH breeding strategy is the preservation and equal development of all existing maternal lines. However, until now there was no investigation into the real genetic diversity of 16 recognized PPH dam lines using mtDNA sequence variation. Herein, we describe the phylogenetic relationships between the PPH maternal lines based upon partial mtDNA D-loop sequencing of 173 individuals. Altogether, 19 mtDNA haplotypes were detected in the PPH population. Five haplotypes were putatively novel while the remaining 14 showed the 100% homology with sequences deposited in the GenBank database, rep

SUBMITTER: Cieslak J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5572418 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature