Further evidence for paternal inheritance of mitochondrial DNA in the sheep (Ovis aries)
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- 21 July 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Heredity
- Vol. 93 (4) , 399-403
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800516
Abstract
The mitochondrial DNA of 172 sheep from 48 families were typed by using PCR-RFLP, direct amplification of the repeated sequence domain and sequencing analysis. The mitochondrial DNA from three lambs in two half-sib families were found to show paternal inheritance. Our findings provide direct evidence of paternal inheritance of mitochondria DNA in sheep. A total of 12 highly polymorphic microsatellite markers, which mapped on different chromosomes, were employed to type the sheep population to confirm family relationships. Possible mechanisms of paternal inheritance are discussed.Keywords
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