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Investigation of the genetic diversity among native Turkish sheep breeds using mtDNA polymorphisms

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A total of 135 unrelated sheep from nine Turkish native sheep breeds (Daglıc, Kivircik, Imroz, Chios, Morkaraman, Ivesi, Hemsin, Karayaka and Akkaraman) were investigated to determinate the maternal genetic diversity using a sequence of a 531-bp segment of the mtDNA control region. Analysis of the mtDNA control region sequence revealed 63 haplotypes and 53 polymorphic sites. Haplotype diversity, nucleotide diversity and the average number of nucleotide differences were estimated to be 0.9496 ± 0.011, 0.01407 ± 0.00060 and 7.456, respectively. The sequence analysis also revealed high level of genetic diversity among the native Turkish breeds. These breeds were grouped into three major maternal haplogroups: A, B and C, with one animal belonging from the Akkaraman breed to the rare haplogroup E. Irregular shape of mismatch distribution of haplogroup C could be an indicator that haplogroup C may represent different haplogroups. Contrarily to previous studies carried out on Turkish native breeds, majority of animals grouped in haplogroup A in the present study. This result and the irregular shape of mismatch curve of haplogroup C indicate that genetic structure of Turkish native sheep breeds could be more complicated than it is thought.

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This study was financially supported by the Scientific Research Project Council of Uludag University (project number, Z-2009/29). This manuscript was edited by the American Journal Experts (AJE).

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  1. Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Uludag University, Bursa, 16059, Turkey

    Yasemin Oner & Cengiz Elmaci

  2. Unidad de Tecnologia en Produccion Animal, CITA, 50059, Zaragoza, Spain

    Jorge Hugo Calvo

  3. ARAID, 50004, Zaragoza, Spain

    Jorge Hugo Calvo

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Oner, Y., Calvo, J.H. & Elmaci, C. Investigation of the genetic diversity among native Turkish sheep breeds using mtDNA polymorphisms. Trop Anim Health Prod 45, 947–951 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-012-0313-z

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