Study on the origin and taxonomic status of yak (Poephagus) using cytochrome b gene of mitochondrial DNA |
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Authors: | Qifa Li Yinxia Li Xingbo Zhao Zhenshan Liu Yefen Xu Dawei Song Xuguang Qu Ning Li Zhuang Xie |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Animal Reproductive Genetics and Molecular Evolution, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China;(2) College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100094, China;(3) State Key Laboratory for Agribiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100094, China |
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Abstract: | There still exists a remarkable difference on the yak’s taxonomic status in Bovinae. Primers designed according to the mitochondrial gene sequences of Bos taurus reported were used to amplify and sequence the yak’s cytochrome b gene, and the whole sequence of cytochrome b gene was finally obtained. Using Ovis aries as outgroup taxa, the phylogeny about the representative species of Bovinae was analyzed. Results showed that among the different species, the ratio of transition/transversion (Ts/Tv) of Cytochrome b gene was 4.9, suggesting that the mutation was not saturation. The percentage nucleotide sequence divergence between yak
and Bovinae was 8.0%–8.6%, which was higher than that of yak and Bison bison. Phylogeny analysis found that Poephagus grunniens and Poephagus mutus clustered first before gathering with Bison bison, indicating higher genetic comparability than that of Bos. The results sustained the idea that Poephagus grunniens and Poephagus mutus shared one ancestor—the primitive yak. The approximate divergence time between these two species was 0.55 million years.
The data also supported the viewpoint that the yak is classified into Poephagus of Bovinae, including two species of Poephagus grunniens and Poephagus mutus.
Translated from Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica, 2006, 37(11): 1128–1123 译自: 畜牧兽医学报] |
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Keywords: | Bovinae yak mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b gene origin taxonomic status |
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