Mitochondrial D-loop sequence variation and maternal lineage in the endangered Cleveland Bay horse
Andy Dell, Mark Curry, Kelly Yarnell, Gareth Starbuck, Philippe Wilson
The paper analyzes mitochondrial D-loop sequences from 96 Cleveland Bay horses to assess genetic diversity and maternal ancestry, revealing four main haplotype clusters and a close relationship with Northern European, Iberian, and North African horse breeds.
PLoS ONE · Dec 3, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics