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Cattle phenotypes can disguise their maternal ancestry

BACKGROUND: Cattle are bred for, amongst other factors, specific traits, including parasite resistance and adaptation to climate. However, the influence and inheritance of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are not usually considered in breeding programmes. In this study, we analysed the mtDNA profiles of ca...

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Autores principales: Srirattana, Kanokwan, McCosker, Kieren, Schatz, Tim, St. John, Justin C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5485690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28651540
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12863-017-0523-5