Meta-Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Several Population Bottlenecks during Worldwide Migrations of Cattle

Several studies have investigated the differentiation of mitochondrial DNA in Eurasian, African and American cattle as well as archaeological bovine material. A global survey of these studies shows that haplogroup distributions are more stable in time than in space. All major migrations of cattle ha...

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Published in:	Diversity (Basel) Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 178 - 187
Main Authors:	Lenstra, Johannes, Ajmone-Marsan, Paolo, Beja-Pereira, Albano, Bollongino, Ruth, Bradley, Daniel, Colli, Licia, De Gaetano, Anna, Edwards, Ceiridwen, Felius, Marleen, Ferretti, Luca, Ginja, Catarina, Hristov, Peter, Kantanen, Juha, Lirón, Juan, Magee, David, Negrini, Riccardo, Radoslavov, Georgi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basel MDPI AG 14.03.2014
Subjects:	Africa archaeology breeds Cattle founder effect gene flow haplogroups Haplotypes meta-analysis migrations Mitochondrial DNA population dynamics surveys Africa
ISSN:	1424-2818, 1424-2818
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