title: Variation in mitochondrial DNA of Vietnamese pigs: relationships with Asian domestic pigs and Ryukyu wild boars.
abstract: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences (574 bp) of 30 Vietnamese pigs (large and small) were examined and compared with those of 61 haplotypes from wild boars and domestic pigs from various locations in Asia. The large Vietnamese pigs had genetic links to Ryukyu wild boars in southern Japan. The small Vietnamese pigs were closely related to other East Asian domestic pigs. These results indicate that Vietnamese pigs are genetically diverse and may be descendents of wild and domestic pigs from other regions of Asia.
authors.affiliation: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hongo
authors.forename: Naotaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: Takuma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanobe
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shigehara
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Anezaki
authors.forename: Vu The
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Dang Vu
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Binh
authors.forename: Nguyen Trong
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Tien
authors.forename: Nguyen Huu
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Nam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001208:Asia; D001483:Base Sequence; D001824:Body Constitution; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013552:Swine / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics*; D014744:Vietnam
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial