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Diversity and phylogeny of mitochondrial DNA isolated from mithun Bos frontalis located in Bhutan
Author(s) -
Dorji T.,
Mannen H.,
Namikawa T.,
Inamura T.,
Kawamoto Y.
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02033.x
Subject(s) - zebu , biology , domestication , mitochondrial dna , phylogenetic tree , genetic diversity , population , nucleotide diversity , 16s ribosomal rna , lineage (genetic) , genetics , veterinary medicine , zoology , gene , genotype , haplotype , medicine , demography , sociology
Summary We sequenced the 16S rRNA gene in mitochondrial DNA to characterize mithun located in Bhutan and to increase our understanding of its origin. We compared mithun with yak, European cattle, Bhutanese zebu and Indian zebu. Sequencing revealed low nucleotide diversity within the mithun population and their phylogenetic proximity to gaur. A close relationship between Bhutanese mithun and gaur was confirmed by an additional comparison with wild gaur specimens from three locations in Bhutan. Direct domestication of mithun from gaur was supported, while maternal contribution from the cattle lineage during domestication was not supported.