Genetic Diversity of Sheep Breeds from Albania, Greece, and Italy Assessed by Mitochondrial DNA and Nuclear Polymorphisms (SNPs)
Joint Authors
Pariset, Lorraine
Mariotti, Marco
Gargani, Maria
Joost, Stephane
Negrini, Riccardo
Perez, Trinidad
Bruford, Michael
Ajmone Marsan, Paolo
Valentini, Alessio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-19, 19 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
We employed mtDNA and nuclear SNPs to investigate the genetic diversity of sheep breeds of three countries of the Mediterranean basin: Albania, Greece, and Italy.
In total, 154 unique mtDNA haplotypes were detected by means of D-loop sequence analysis.
The major nucleotide diversity was observed in Albania.
We identified haplogroups, A, B, and C in Albanian and Greek samples, while Italian individuals clustered in groups A and B.
In general, the data show a pattern reflecting old migrations that occurred in postneolithic and historical times.
PCA analysis on SNP data differentiated breeds with good correspondence to geographical locations.
This could reflect geographical isolation, selection operated by local sheep farmers, and different flock management and breed admixture that occurred in the last centuries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pariset, Lorraine& Mariotti, Marco& Gargani, Maria& Joost, Stephane& Negrini, Riccardo& Perez, Trinidad…[et al.]. 2011. Genetic Diversity of Sheep Breeds from Albania, Greece, and Italy Assessed by Mitochondrial DNA and Nuclear Polymorphisms (SNPs). The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-991255
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pariset, Lorraine…[et al.]. Genetic Diversity of Sheep Breeds from Albania, Greece, and Italy Assessed by Mitochondrial DNA and Nuclear Polymorphisms (SNPs). The Scientific World Journal No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-991255
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pariset, Lorraine& Mariotti, Marco& Gargani, Maria& Joost, Stephane& Negrini, Riccardo& Perez, Trinidad…[et al.]. Genetic Diversity of Sheep Breeds from Albania, Greece, and Italy Assessed by Mitochondrial DNA and Nuclear Polymorphisms (SNPs). The Scientific World Journal. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-991255
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-991255