Authors
Stephanie D McKay, Robert D Schnabel, Brenda M Murdoch, Lakshmi K Matukumalli, Jan Aerts, Wouter Coppieters, Denny Crews, Emmanuel Dias Neto, Clare A Gill, Chuan Gao, Hideyuki Mannen, Zhiquan Wang, Curt P Van Tassell, John L Williams, Jeremy F Taylor, Stephen S Moore
Publication date
2008/12
Journal
BMC genetics
Volume
9
Pages
1-9
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
Analyses of population structure and breed diversity have provided insight into the origin and evolution of cattle. Previously, these studies have used a low density of microsatellite markers, however, with the large number of single nucleotide polymorphism markers that are now available, it is possible to perform genome wide population genetic analyses in cattle. In this study, we used a high-density panel of SNP markers to examine population structure and diversity among eight cattle breeds sampled from Bos indicus and Bos taurus.
Results
Two thousand six hundred and forty one single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) spanning all of the bovine autosomal genome were genotyped in Angus, Brahman, Charolais, Dutch Black and White Dairy, Holstein, Japanese Black, Limousin and Nelore cattle. Population structure was examined using …
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