Origin and Phylogeographical Structure of Chinese Cattle
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Complete mitochondrial D-loop sequences of 231 samples were used to explore the origin and genetic diversity of Chinese cattle. Phylogenetical analysis of these sequences revealed both Bos taurus and Bos indicus mitochondrial types in Chinese cattle. Four of the previously identified mitochondrial DNA lineages (T1-T4) were identified in the Bos taurus type, including lineage T1, which was found for the first time in Chinese cattle. Two lineages (I1 and I2) were identified in the Bos indicus type. Our results support the suggestion that the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is the domestication site of Chinese zebu. We also found evidence that Tibetan cattle originated from taurine and zebu cattle. The distribution pattern of Chinese cattle breeds was closely related to the geographical and climatic background. It was possible to divide Chinese cattle in this study into two major groups: northern and southern cattle.
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The mitochondrial indicine I1 haplogroup spread east from northwestern India, with the I2 haplogroup sparsely distributed in India and southern China.
“The mitochondrial indicine I1 haplogroup spread east from northwestern India, with the I2 haplogroup sparsely distributed in India and southern China [7,29,30].”
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- Authors
- Lei, C. Z., Chen, H., Zhang, H. C., Cai, X., Liu, R. Y., Luo, L. Y., Wang, C. F., Zhang, W., Ge, Q. L., Zhang, R. F., Lan, X. Y., & Sun, W. B.
- Affiliations
- Northwest A&F University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Guizhou University (CN)
- Northeast Forestry University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Chen, H.
- Venue
- Animal Genetics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-11-07
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 579-582
- ISSN
- 0268-9146 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2052
- OpenAlex
- W1980331481
- Cited by
- 98
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Animal Genetics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (30471238)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Livestock Farming and Management
- Keywords
- Chinese cattle, mitochondrial DNA D-loop, cattle, Bos indicus, cattle domestication, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, mitochondrial lineages, genetic diversity
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animals, Domestic, Cattle, China, DNA, Mitochondrial, Geography, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Genetic Variation
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