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Genetic diversity and origin of Gayal and cattle in Yunnan revealed by mtDNA control region and SRY gene sequence variation
Author(s) -
Gou X.,
Wang Y.,
Yang S.,
Deng W.,
Mao H.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of animal breeding and genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.689
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1439-0388
pISSN - 0931-2668
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2009.00807.x
Subject(s) - biology , genetic diversity , phylogenetic tree , genbank , mitochondrial dna , genetic variation , zoology , china , phylogenetics , testis determining factor , genetics , evolutionary biology , gene , geography , y chromosome , demography , population , archaeology , sociology
Summary There are hump, humpless cattle and gayal distributed in Yunnan province, south‐west China, but their genetic background remains unclear. To determine the origin and genetic diversity of Yunnan gayal and cattle (Diqing, Nujiang and Wenshan cattle), we analysed mtDNA control region sequences of 71 samples and SRY gene sequences of 39 samples, together with the available sequences in GenBank. The neighbour‐joining phylogeny and the reduced median network analysis showed that Yunnan gayal originated from the hybridization between male Bos frontalis and female Bos taurus or Bos indicus , and that Yunnan cattle mostly originated from B. indicus , also containing some hybrids of male B. indicus and female B. taurus . The phylogenetic pattern of Yunnan cattle was consistent with the recently described cattle matrilineal pool from China and indicated more contribution to the Yunnan cattle from B. indicus than from B. taurus.