Diversity and phylogeny of mitochondrial DNA isolated from mithun Bos frontalis located in Bhutan

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 th...

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Published in:Animal genetics 2010-10, Vol.41 (5), p.554-556
Main Authors: Dorji, T, Mannen, H, Namikawa, T, Inamura, T, Kawamoto, Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bhutan
Bos frontalis
Cattle - classification
Cattle - genetics
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics
gaur
Genetic Variation
mithun
mithuns
Mitochondrial DNA
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
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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.
ISSN:0268-9146
1365-2052
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02033.x