Title |
Investigation of the genetic diversity of domestic Capra hircus breeds reared within an early goat domestication area in Iran
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Published in |
Genetics Selection Evolution, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1297-9686-46-27 |
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Authors |
Seyed Mohammad Farhad Vahidi, Ali Reza Tarang, Arif-un-Nisa Naqvi, Mohsen Falahati Anbaran, Paul Boettcher, Stephane Joost, Licia Colli, Jose Fernando Garcia, Paolo Ajmone-Marsan |
Abstract |
Iran is an area of particular interest for investigating goat diversity. Archaeological remains indicate early goat domestication (about 10,000 years ago) in the Iranian Zagros Mountains as well as in the high Euphrates valley and southeastern Anatolia. In addition, mitochondrial DNA data of domestic goats and wild ancestors (C. aegagrusor bezoar) suggest a pre-domestication management of wild populations in southern Zagros and central Iranian Plateau. In this study genetic diversity was assessed in seven Iranian native goat breeds, namely Markhoz, Najdi, Taleshi, Khalkhali, Naini, native Abadeh and Turki-Ghashghaei. A total of 317 animals were characterized using 14 microsatellite loci. Two Pakistani goat populations, Pahari and Teddy, were genotyped for comparison. |
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