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Mitogenome Diversity and Maternal Origins of Guangxi Cattle Breeds

2019; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 10; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/ani10010019

2076-2615

Xiaoting Xia, Guangyun Huang, Zihao Wang, Junli Sun, Zhuyue Wu, Ningbo Chen, Chuzhao Lei, Quratulain Hanif,

Genetic diversity and population structure

Guangxi Province is located in the southernmost region of China, adjacent to the hotspot that is considered to be the putative migratory corridor or domestication area for Chinese indicine cattle. Here, we investigated the evolutionary status of Guangxi native breeds, Longlin (n = 21), Nandan (n = 18), and Weizhou cattle (n = 17) using mitogenome sequencing. Our results show that Bos indicus sub-haplogroup I1a predominates in Guangxi cattle breeds. Population structure by multidimensional-scaling analysis significantly differentiates Weizhou from the other two breeds (Longlin and Nandan). Moreover, the mtDNA haplotype composition and FST values indicate that the formation of Longlin and Nandan breeds may have been affected by Indian indicine, whereas, Weizhou island might have preserved pure Chinese indicine cattle due to its geographical isolation. We speculate that following the initial entry of zebu into southern China, the subsequent introgression of Indian indicine may have influenced the matrilineal origin of local breeds in southwestern China.