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Mitochondrial control region and 12S rRNA variation in Przewalski’s horse ( Equus przewalskii )
Author(s) -
Oakenfull E. A.,
Ryder O. A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
animal genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2052
pISSN - 0268-9146
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2052.1998.296380.x
Subject(s) - equus , biology , horse , mitochondrial dna , phylogenetic tree , equidae , range (aeronautics) , ribosomal rna , population , variation (astronomy) , zoology , evolutionary biology , genetics , gene , ecology , demography , paleontology , materials science , sociology , composite material , physics , astrophysics
Variation in the control region and the 12S rRNA gene of all surviving mitochondrial lineages of Przewalski’s horse was investigated. Variation is low despite the present day population being descended from 13 individuals probably representing animals from three different regions of its range. Phylogenetic comparison of these sequences, with sequences for the domestic horse, does not resolve the ancestral status of either horse.