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Globally dispersed Y chromosomal haplotypes in wild and domestic sheep

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Title Globally dispersed Y chromosomal haplotypes in wild and domestic sheep
 
Creator Meadow, J.R.S.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Drogemullerr, C.
Calvo, J.
Godfrey, J.
Coltman, D.
Maddox, J.F.
Marzanov, N.
Kantanen, J.
Kijas, J.W.
 
Subject BIODIVERSITY
SHEEP
 
Description To date, investigations of genetic diversity and the origins of domestication in sheep have utilised autosomal microsatellites and variation in the mitochondrial genome. We present the first analysis of both domestic and wild sheep using genetic markers residing on the ovine Y chromosome. Analysis of a single nucleotide polymorphism (oY1) in the SRY promoter region revealed that allele A-oY1 was present in all wild bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), two subspecies of thinhorn sheep (Ovis dalli), European Mouflon (Ovis musimon) and the Barbary (Ammontragis lervia). A-oY1 also had the highest frequency (71.4%) within 458 domestic sheep drawn from 65 breeds sampled from Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. Sequence analysis of a second locus, microsatellite SRYM18, revealed a compound repeat array displaying fixed differences, which identified bighorn and thinhorn sheep as distinct from the European Mouflon and domestic animals. Combined genotypic data identified 11 male-specific haplotypes that represented at least two separate lineages. Investigation of the geographical distribution of each haplotype revealed that one (H6) was both very common and widespread in the global sample of domestic breeds. The remaining haplotypes each displayed more restricted and informative distributions. For example, H5 was likely founded following the domestication of European breeds and was used to trace the recent transportation of animals to both the Caribbean and Australia. A high rate of Y chromosomal dispersal appears to have taken place during the development of domestic sheep as only 12.9% of the total observed variation was partitioned between major geographical regions.
 
Date 2010-05-09T19:19:01Z
2010-05-09T19:19:01Z
2006-07-21
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Meadows, J.R.S.; Hanotte, O.; Drögemuller, C.; Calvo, J.; Godfrey, R.; Coltman, D.; Maddox, J.F.; Marzanov, N.; Kantanen, J.; Kijas, J.W. 2006. Globally dispersed Y chromosomal haplotypes in wild and domestic sheep. Animal Genetics 37(5):444-453.
0268-9146
http://hdl.handle.net/10568/1436
 
Language en
 
Source Animal Genetics