Pedigrees as a source of information in mtDNA studies of dogs and horses.
The goal of this study was to demonstrate the usefulness of pedigree data in studies of mitochondrial DNA diversity in dogs and horses. Pedigree information allows for precisely choosing animals with distinct haplotypes for analysis, makes it possible to find rare haplotypes present exclusively in single individuals and helps to evaluate haplotype frequencies at the present and in the past. Estimating founder contributions to gene pools enables evaluating the parts of gene pools observed with the help of mtDNA analysis. An important aspect is also the financial benefits: using pedigree data, researchers can save a significant amount of time and money needed for sample collection and laboratory analysis.
Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, University of Gdańsk, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, Gdynia, Poland. i.glazewska@ug.edu.pl
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D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D004285:Dogs / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population / Q000379:methods; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006736:Horses / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D013045:Species Specificity
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial