Brazilian Nelore cattle: a melting pot unfolded by molecular genetics.
Genet Mol Res
; 7(4): 1127-37, 2008 Oct 21.
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| ID: mdl-19048491
The aim of the present article was to study the population structure and genetic diversity of Nelore cattle and genetic relationships between Nelore and different taurine and zebu breeds raised in Brazil. DNA polymorphism analysis was carried out with 1976 animals of 16 zebu, taurine and synthetic breeds raised in Brazil. A higher genetic differentiation was observed in taurine than in zebu cattle. Gene flow was intense between the different zebu populations. Genetic affinity analysis within the most conspicuous Brazilian zebu beef cattle, the Nelore, was carried out in a group of 615 animals from 15 representative herds. This analysis revealed at least two major Nelore subtypes, named after some genotype-phenotype associations such as the "thrifty type" and the "demanding type". This study provides molecular genetic evidence that, despite selection based on the phenotype, gene flow and gene segregation still play a major role in maintaining genetic variability within the Nelore and zebu population as a whole in Brazil.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Variação Genética
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Bovinos
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Genet Mol Res
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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GENETICA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil