Mitochondrial control region and 12S rRNA variation in Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii) |
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| Authors: | E A Oakenfull & O A Ryder |
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| Institution: | Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego, PO Box 551, San Diego, CA 92112, USA |
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| Abstract: | Variation in the control region and the 12S rRNA gene of all surviving mitochondrial lineages of Przewalski's horse was investigated. Variation is low despite the present day population being descended from 13 individuals probably representing animals from three different regions of its range. Phylogenetic comparison of these sequences, with sequences for the domestic horse, does not resolve the ancestral status of either horse. |
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| Keywords: | conservation Equus przewalskii maternal lineages mitochondrial DNA phylogeny |
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