Molecular phylogeography and genetic diversity of <scp>E</scp>ast <scp>A</scp>sian goats

Lin, Bang Zhong; Odahara, S.; Ishida, Michiko; Kato, Taiki; Sasazaki, Shinji; Nozawa, Ken; Mannen, Hideyuki

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02358.x

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“…In addition, it was proven that at least one subclade of lineage B was originated from eastern Asia, especially in southwest China [36]. Some studies also support the hypothesis that the southwest of China might be one of the domestication centers [37], [38].…”

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Genetic Structure of Chinese Indigenous Goats and the Special Geographical Structure in the Southwest China as a Geographic Barrier Driving the Fragmentation of a Large Population

Wei

Lü

et al. 2014

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundChina has numerous native domestic goat breeds, however, extensive studies are focused on the genetic diversity within the fewer breeds and limited regions, the population demograogic history and origin of Chinese goats are still unclear. The roles of geographical structure have not been analyzed in Chinese goat domestic process. In this study, the genetic relationships of Chinese indigenous goat populations were evaluated using 30 microsatellite markers.Methodology/Principal FindingsForty Chinese indigenous populations containing 2078 goats were sampled from different geographic regions of China. Moderate genetic diversity at the population level (HS of 0.644) and high population diversity at the species level (HT value of 0.737) were estimated. Significant moderate population differentiation was detected (FST value of 0.129). Significant excess homozygosity (FIS of 0.105) and recent population bottlenecks were detected in thirty-six populations. Neighbour-joining tree, principal components analysis and Bayesian clusters all revealed that Chinese goat populations could be subdivided into at least four genetic clusters: Southwest China, South China, Northwest China and East China. It was observed that the genetic diversity of Northern China goats was highest among these clusters. The results here suggested that the goat populations in Southwest China might be the earliest domestic goats in China.Conclusions/SignificanceOur results suggested that the current genetic structure of Chinese goats were resulted from the special geographical structure, especially in the Western China, and the Western goat populations had been separated by the geographic structure (Hengduan Mountains and Qinling Mountains-Huaihe River Line) into two clusters: the Southwest and Northwest. It also indicated that the current genetic structure was caused by the geographical origin mainly, in close accordance with the human’s migration history throughout China. This study provides a fundamental genetic profile for the conservation of these populations and better to understand the domestication process and origin of Chinese goats.

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Genetic Structure of Chinese Indigenous Goats and the Special Geographical Structure in the Southwest China as a Geographic Barrier Driving the Fragmentation of a Large Population

Wei

Lü

et al. 2014

PLoS ONE

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“…Previous molecular studies using mtDNA D‐loop region were performed to investigate the origin and genetic relationship of goats (Chen, Su, Wu, Sha, & Zhang, ; Fernandez et al., ; Joshi et al., ; Lin et al., ; Luikart et al., ; Mannen, Nagata, & Tsuji, ; Naderi et al., ; Sultana, Mannen, & Tsuji, ). These studies revealed six highly divergent lineages of goat mtDNA (haplogroups A–G).…”

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“…These studies revealed six highly divergent lineages of goat mtDNA (haplogroups A–G). Haplogroup A is distributed worldwide (Naderi et al., ), whereas most animals in haplogroup B are primarily found in South and Southeast Asia, with their frequency tending to increase southeastward (Lin et al., ). Haplogroup C is found in Asia and Europe with low frequencies, and the minor haplogroups D, F, and G are observed in Asia, Sicily, and the Near East and northern Africa, respectively, at low frequencies (Naderi et al., ).…”

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The Eurasian Steppe is an important goat propagation route: A phylogeographic analysis using mitochondrial DNA and Y‐chromosome sequences of Kazakhstani goats

Tabata

Kawaguchi

Sasazaki

et al. 2018

Animal Science Journal

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Goats (Capra hircus) were domesticated in the Fertile Crescent and propagated all over the world. The Silk Road through the Eurasian Steppe belt is a possible propagation route for domestic goats to Central Asia. Kazakhstan is in close geographical proximity to domestication centers and covers the majority of the Eurasian Steppe belt. In this study, we examined the genetic diversity and phylogeographic structure of Kazakhstani goats. The mtDNA sequences of 141 Kazakhstani goats were categorized into haplogroups A, C, and D, of which haplogroup A was predominant (97%), whereas haplogroups C and D were detected at low frequencies (1.4% each). The Kazakhstani haplotypes C were thzen categorized into Asian mtDNA type. Sequence analysis of the SRY gene on the Y‐chromosome in 67 male Kazakhstani goats revealed two haplotypes: Y1A (64%) and Y2A (36%). Analysis of the distribution of mtDNA haplogroups and SRY haplotypes from Eurasia and Africa demonstrated genetic similarity among animals from Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Northwest China located on the Eurasian Steppe belt. These phylogeographic results suggested that the Eurasian Steppe belt was an important propagation route for goats to Central Asia.

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“…To date, the global diversity of local goats has been assessed using various molecular tools, and such studies have been conducted in Spain (Ferrando et al., ; Manunza et al., ), Africa (Awotunde et al., ; Kibegwa, Githui, Jung'a, Badamana, & Nyamu, ; Mdladla, Dzomba, Huson, & Muchadeyi, ), the Americas (Carvalho, Paiva, Araújo, Mariante, & Blackburn, ), Europe (Bulut, Kurar, Ozsensoy, Altunok, & Nizamlioglu, ; Windig et al., ), and Asia (Lin et al., ; Nicoloso et al., ; Waki, Sasazaki, Kobayashi, & Mannen, ; Yadav, Gahlot, Gahlot, Asraf, & Yadav, ).…”

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Genetic diversity of the Chinese goat in the littoral zone of the Yangtze River as assessed by microsatellite and mtDNA

Guang‐Xin

Zhao

Chen

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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The objective of this study was to assess the genetic diversity and population structure of goats in the Yangtze River region using microsatellite and mtDNA to better understand the current status of those goat genetic diversity and the effects of natural landscape in fashion of domestic animal genetic diversity. The genetic variability of 16 goat populations in the littoral zone of the Yangtze River was estimated using 21 autosomal microsatellites, which revealed high diversity and genetic population clustering with a dispersed geographical distribution. A phylogenetic analysis of the mitochondrial D‐loop region (482 bp) was conducted in 494 goats from the Yangtze River region. In total, 117 SNPs were reconstructed, and 173 haplotypes were identified, 94.5% of which belonged to lineages A and B. Lineages C, D, and G had lower frequencies (5.2%), and lineage F haplotypes were undetected. Several high‐frequency haplotypes were shared by different ecogeographically distributed populations, and the close phylogenetic relationships among certain low‐frequency haplotypes indicated the historical exchange of genetic material among these populations. In particular, the lineage G haplotype suggests that some west Asian goat genetic material may have been transferred to China via Muslim migration.

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Molecular phylogeography and genetic diversity of East Asian goats

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Genetic Structure of Chinese Indigenous Goats and the Special Geographical Structure in the Southwest China as a Geographic Barrier Driving the Fragmentation of a Large Population

Genetic Structure of Chinese Indigenous Goats and the Special Geographical Structure in the Southwest China as a Geographic Barrier Driving the Fragmentation of a Large Population

The Eurasian Steppe is an important goat propagation route: A phylogeographic analysis using mitochondrial DNA and Y‐chromosome sequences of Kazakhstani goats

Genetic diversity of the Chinese goat in the littoral zone of the Yangtze River as assessed by microsatellite and mtDNA

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