Y-chromosomal variation confirms independent domestications of swamp and river buffalo

Y-chromosomal variation confirms independent domestications of swamp and river buffalo

Y-chromosomal variation in the water buffalo was analysed by sequencing of DBY, ZFY and SRY gene segments. A clear separation of the paternal lineages of the river and swamp types parallels the differences between their maternal lineages and nuclear DNA. Sequence divergence was found to be comparabl...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Animal genetics Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 433 - 435
Main Authors: Yindee, M, Vlamings, B.H, Wajjwalku, W, Techakumphu, M, Lohachit, C, Sirivaidyapong, S, Thitaram, C, Amarasinghe, A.A.A.W.K, Alexander, P.A.B.D.A, Colenbrander, B, Lenstra, J.A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-08-2010
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:
Animals
Buffalo
buffaloes
Buffaloes - genetics
Cattle
domestication
Freshwater
Phylogeny
phylogeography
Point Mutation
Rivers
Thailand
water buffalo
Wetlands
Y Chromosome
Thailand
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Y-chromosomal variation in the water buffalo was analysed by sequencing of DBY, ZFY and SRY gene segments. A clear separation of the paternal lineages of the river and swamp types parallels the differences between their maternal lineages and nuclear DNA. Sequence divergence was found to be comparable to the divergence of taurine cattle and zebu, and this divergence predated domestication, confirming that river and swamp buffalo originated from different wild populations. Within a sample of 23 Thai swamp buffaloes, we identified four haplotypes with different geographical distributions, two of which were shared by Thai wild buffaloes.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02020.x
ark:/67375/WNG-LDLNFRRS-6
istex:03C7B7622424149F74AE4D9A44DFF339228B5EB0
ArticleID:AGE2020
ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0268-9146
1365-2052
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02020.x