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[Sequence comparing of mtDNA D-Loop varied region in Chinese Mongolian horse and External Thoroughbred horse]
Lai Mang1, Jin-Lian Li, You-Fei Shi
1College of Animal Science and Veterinary, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot 010018, China. dmanglai1979@yahoo.com.cn
Abstract:
Mitochondrial DNA D-Loop varied region 400 bp sequence variations in 4 Chinese Mongolian horses and 4 External Thoroughbred horses were analyzed in this experiment. The results showed that the average nucleotide mutational rate of mtDNA D-Loop varied region in 4 Chinese Mongolian horses was 3.69%, while External Thoroughbred horses were 4.00%. Three types of mutations including transition, transversion and deletion were all found in the investigated mtDNA D-Loop regions, of which transition was the most frequent. Nucleotide mutational loci were abundant, length mutations were found and great differences were all observed among the 8 horses. It showed there existed much polymorphism in the mitochondrial DNA D-Loop varied region of Chinese Mongolian horses and External Thoroughbred horses.
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