Mitochondrial Sequence Variation, Haplotype Diversity, and Relationships Among Dromedary Camel-Types.

ABSTRACT: Dromedary camels are outstanding livestock that developed efficient abilities to tolerate desert conditions. Many dromedary camel-types (i.e., named populations) exist but lack defined specific breed standards, registries, and breeders' governing organizations. The breed status of dromedary camel-types can partly be assessed by exploring mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine the breed status and the inter-population relationships of dromedary camel-types by analyzing sequence variation in the mtDNA control region and in three coding genes [cytochrome b, threonine, and proline tRNA, and part of the displacement loop (D-loop)] (867 bp region). Tail hair samples (n = 119) that represent six camel-types from Kuwait were collected, ex

SUBMITTER: Alaqeely R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8435798 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature