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Genetic diversity of sheep breeds from Albania, Greece, and Italy assessed by mitochondrial DNA and nuclear polymorphisms (SNPs)

Pariset, Lorraine, Mariotti, Marco, Gargani, Maria, Joost, Stephane, Negrini, Riccardo, Perez, Trinidad, Bruford, Michael William ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6357-6080, Ajmone Marsan, Paolo and Valentini, Alessio 2011. Genetic diversity of sheep breeds from Albania, Greece, and Italy assessed by mitochondrial DNA and nuclear polymorphisms (SNPs). The Scientific World Journal 11 , pp. 1641-1659. 10.1100/2011/186342

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Abstract

We employed mtDNA and nuclear SNPs to investigate the genetic diversity of sheep breeds of three countries of the Mediterranean basin: Albania, Greece, and Italy. In total, 154 unique mtDNA haplotypes were detected by means of D-loop sequence analysis. The major nucleotide diversity was observed in Albania. We identified haplogroups, A, B, and C in Albanian and Greek samples, while Italian individuals clustered in groups A and B. In general, the data show a pattern reflecting old migrations that occurred in postneolithic and historical times. PCA analysis on SNP data differentiated breeds with good correspondence to geographical locations. This could reflect geographical isolation, selection operated by local sheep farmers, and different flock management and breed admixture that occurred in the last centuries.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
Sustainable Places Research Institute (PLACES)
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Publisher: Scientific World
ISSN: 1537-744X
Last Modified: 06 Jan 2024 02:48
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/22794

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