Limited number of patrilines in horse domestication

Sammanfattning

Genetic studies using mitochondrial DNA ( mtDNA) have identified extensive matrilinear diversity among domestic horses. Here, we show that this high degree of polymorphism is not matched by a corresponding patrilinear diversity of the male-specific Y chromosome. In fact, a screening for single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 14.3 kb of noncoding Y chromosome sequence among 52 male horses of 15 different breeds did not identify a single segregation site. These observations are consistent with a strong sex-bias in the domestication process, with few stallions contributing genetically to the domestic horse.

Publicerad i

Nature Genetics
2004, volym: 36, nummer: 4, sidor: 335-336
Utgivare: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

SLU författare

• Lindgren, Gabriella

  • Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Sandberg, Kaj

  • Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Ellegren, Hans

  • Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Veterinärmedicin
Husdjursvetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1326

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