title: Genetic diversity of cattle in south China as revealed by blood protein electrophoresis.
abstract: Genetic variation of 31 blood protein loci in 236 cattle from eight South China populations (including mithan, Bos frontalis) and a Holstein population was investigated by means of horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. Thirteen loci (ALB, CAR, Hb-b, Np, PGM, Amy-I, PEP-B, AKP, 6PGD, Cp, Pa, EsD, and TF) were found to be polymorphic. The comparison of average heterozygosities (H) shows that all the native cattle embrace a rich genetic diversity. Our results on protein polymorphism suggest that cattle in China originated mainly from Bos indicus and Bos taurus; Xuwen, Hainan, Wenshan, and Dehong cattle and the Dehong zebu are close to zebu-type cattle, and Diqing and Zhaotong cattle are close to the taurine. The mithan was very different from other native cattle, and we suggest that its origin was complicated and may be influenced by other cattle species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002417:Cattle / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*; D002681:China; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins