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Tuscany autochthonous cattle breeds: an original genetic resource investigated by AFLP markers
- Source :
- Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 123:10-16
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2006.
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to assess the genetic diversity of four autochthonous cattle breeds of Tuscany and their relationships in comparison with Italian Friesian and Italian Brown, using amplified fragment length polymorphism markers. A total of 212 individuals were genotyped with three primer combinations generating 102 polymorphic markers. Average expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.23 in Mucca Pisana to 0.26 in Chianina, Italian Friesian, Italian Brown and Maremmana. The differences resulted not significant (Kruskall-Wallis test, p = 0.416). Gst-B index revealed that 86% of the total genetic variance is retained within population and only 14% is accounted by the between populations component. Multivariate analysis at individual and population level indicated that: (i) Calvana and Chianina are quite separate from the other breeds as an effect of the bottleneck experienced or as a signature of different origin; (ii) Podolian, Maremmana and Italian Brown clustered with the double purpose Mucca Pisana, revealing their contribution to its admixed genetic make up; (iii) Italian Friesian behaved always as out group. The 'analysis of molecular variance' recovered a significant subdivision clustering the six populations into three groups: Italian Friesian and Italian Brown versus Maremmana and Mucca Pisana versus Chianina and Calvana (6% of the total variance).
- Subjects :
- Genetic Markers
Veterinary medicine
Maremmana
Genotype
Population
Breeding
Analysis of molecular variance
Gene Frequency
Food Animals
Genetic variation
Animals
Animal Husbandry
education
education.field_of_study
Genetic diversity
Polymorphism, Genetic
biology
business.industry
Genetic Carrier Screening
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Biotechnology
Italy
Genetic marker
Cattle
Animal Science and Zoology
Amplified fragment length polymorphism
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14390388 and 09312668
- Volume :
- 123
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7c66380ef4ab38c0a156e07dde7cc401