Bovini mitochondrial DNA : demographic history and recombination

Abstract

Bovini mitochondrial sequences were analysed at levels from intra-population studies to inter-species analyses. D-loop sequences were analysed to draw conclusions about the domestication of water buffalo and the demographic histories of wild and domesticated bovids. Complete mitochondrial genome sequences were used to construct a Bovini phylogeny, confirm D-loop analysis of the domestication history of Bostaunis and search for evidence of mitochondrial recombination.