Mitochondrial DNA variation of N igerian domestic helmeted guinea fowl
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We analyzed genetic diversity of 215 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) D-loop sequences from seven populations of domesticated helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) in Nigeria and compared that with results of samples collected in Kenya (n = 4) and China (n = 22). In total, 241 sequences were assigned to 22 distinct haplotypes. Haplotype diversity in Nigeria was 0.693 ± 0.022. The network grouped most matrilines into two main haplogroups: A and B. There was an absence of a geographic signal, and two haplotypes dominated across all locations with the exception of the Kebbi population in the northwest of the country; AMOVA also confirmed this observation (FST = 0.035). The low genetic diversity may be a result of recent domestication, whereas the lack of maternal genetic structure likely suggests the extensive genetic intermixing within the country. Additionally, the differentiation of the Kebbi population may be due to a certain demographic history and/or artificial selection that shaped its haplotype profile. The current data do not permit us to make further conclusions; therefore, more research evidence from genetics and archaeology is still required.
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Previous genetic diversity studies based on mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite markers revealed an absence of genetic structuring in populations of African domestic helmeted guinea fowl, implying a recent domestication accompanied with rapid subsequent dispersal in Africa.
“Previous genetic diversity studies based on mitochondrial DNA (Adeola et al. 2015; Murunga et al. 2018) and microsatellite markers (Kayang et al. 2010; Botchway et al. 2013) revealed an absence of genetic structuring in populations of African domestic HGF, implying a recent domestication accompanied with rapid subsequent dispersal in Africa.”
From Genomic Analyses Unveil Helmeted Guinea Fowl (<i>Numida meleagris</i>) Domestication in West Africa (2021) · cites this paper as Adeola et al. 2015
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- Authors
- Adeola, A. C., Ommeh, S. C., Murphy, R. W., Wu, S., Peng, M., & Zhang, Y.
- Affiliations
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (GB)
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (KE)
- Kunming Institute of Zoology (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Peng, Min‐Sheng
- Zhang, Ya‐Ping
- Venue
- Animal Genetics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-07-07
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 576-579
- ISSN
- 0268-9146 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2052
- OpenAlex
- W2100192967
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Animal Genetics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- China-Africa Center for Research and Education, CAS (SAJC201306)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant (A3148)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Livestock and Poultry Management
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Keywords
- helmeted guineafowl, guinea fowl, mitochondrial DNA, D-loop, haplotype diversity, genetic diversity, domestication, population structure, selective breeding, Nigeria
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animals, Domestic, China, DNA, Mitochondrial, Genetics, Population, Haplotypes, Kenya, Molecular Sequence Data, Genetic Variation, Galliformes
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