Comparison of protein markers and microsatellites in differentiation of cattle populations
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Animal Genetics
- Vol. 27 (6), 415-419
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.1996.tb00508.x
Abstract
Five cattle populations, representing four breeds, were analysed for 14 protein markers and five microsatellite loci. The breeds studied were Brown Swiss and three autochthonous Spanish cattle: Avileña-Negra Ibérica (A-NI), two populations (A-NI 1 and A-NI 2) from different, reproductively isolated, locations; Sayaguesa; and Morucha. A total of 752 animals were examined for biochemical polymorphisms, of which 488 were also DNA typed. Genetic parameters and phylogenetic trees were obtained separately for each group of markers and results were compared. Estimates of heterozygosity and genetic distances from microsatellites were greater than those obtained using protein markers. The overall topology of the two dendrograms was similar. A-NI 1 and A-NI 2 populations were grouped together, related to Morucha, and the three of them related to Sayaguesa. Brown Swiss appeared in a separate branch from Spanish cattle. These results support the usefulness of microsatellites in the study of genetic relationships among closely related populations and breeds.Keywords
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