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Genetic Diversity and Divergence in Chinese Yak (Bos grunniens) Populations Inferred from Blood Protein Electrophoresis

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In 6 Chinese yak (Bos. Grunniens) populations including 177 yaks, 34 blood protein loci were studied by horizontal starch gel electrophoresis, four of these loci (AKP, ALB, LDH-1, TF) were found to be polymorphic. The percentage of polymorphic loci(P) is 0.118, the mean individual heterozygosity(H) is 0.015, which means a low level of genetic diversity in the whole Chinese yak population. The coefficient of gene differentiation (G ST ) is 0.0625, which indicated an almost-indistinguishable divergence among different populations at the level of blood protein electrophoresis.

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  1. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650233, P.R. China

    Zheng-Chao Tu & Ya-Ping Zhang

  2. Department of Animal Science, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shanxi, 712100, P.R. China

    Huai Qiu

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Tu, ZC., Zhang, YP. & Qiu, H. Genetic Diversity and Divergence in Chinese Yak (Bos grunniens) Populations Inferred from Blood Protein Electrophoresis. Biochem Genet 35, 13–16 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022204428553

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