Microsatellite analysis characterizes Burkina Faso as a genetic contact zone between Sahelian and Djallonke sheep.
A total of 123 sheep belonging to the Djallonke, Mossi, and Burkina-Sahel breeds, along with 41 Spanish Xalda sheep were genotyped for 27 microsatellites. The pair Djallonke-Mossi had the highest between breeds molecular coancestry. Admixture analysis informed on the parental role of the Burkina-Sahel and Djallonke breeds. The Mossi breed was a hybrid population nearer to the Djallonke breed. Only half of the Mossi individuals were correctly assigned to their breed. The Burkina-Sahel and Djallonke breeds can be considered ancestrally different genetic entities. Differentiation between the Djallonke and Mossi breeds may be due to introgression of Sahelian sheep.
Alvarez
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SERIDA-Somio, Gijon, Asturias, Spain.
Traore
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A
Tamboura
H H
HH
Kabore
A
A
Royo
L J
LJ
Fernandez
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I
Ouedraogo-Sanou
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G
Sawadogo
L
L
Goyache
F
F
D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002050:Burkina Faso; D017753:Ecosystem; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005838:Genotype; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008957:Models, Genetic; D012756:Sheep / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D012984:Software; D013045:Species Specificity