Title:	Genetic diversity of Brazilian Pantaneiro horse and relationships among horse breeds.
Authors:	SERENO, F. T. P. de S. SERENO, J. R. B. VEGA-PLA, J. L. KELLY, L. BERMEJO, J. V. D.
Affiliation:	Fabiana Tavares Pires de Souza Sereno, UnB; José Robson Bezerra Sereno, CPAC; Jose Luis Vega-Pla; Lucy Kelly; Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Universidad de Córdoba.
Date Issued:	2008
Citation:	Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Brasília, DF, v. 43, n. 5, p. 595-604, maio 2008.
Description:	The objective of this work was to evaluate the genetic diversity of Brazilian Pantaneiro horse by microsatellite markers, investigate the effect of genetic bottlenecks and estimate genetic differentiation among four horse breeds. Genetic variation was estimated through allele frequencies and mean breed heterozygosity. Nei´s genetic distances among the breeds Pantaneiro, Thoroughbred, Arabian, Spanish Pure Breed (Andalusian), and Uruguay Creole were calculated, and it was used to construct an UPGMA dendrogram. Clustering at different K values was calculated to infer population structure and assign individuals to populations. Nei´s distances showed a minimum distance between Pantaneiro horse and Spanish Pure Breed (0.228), and similar distances from Spanish Pure Breed to Thoroughbred and to Arabian (0.355 and 0.332). It was observed a great level of diversity, clear distance from Pantaneiro horse to other breeds, and genetic uniformity within breed. It was verified a certain level of substructure of Pantaneiro horse showing no influences from the other studied breeds.
Thesagro:	Equus Caballus Marcador Molecular Recurso Genético
Keywords:	Conservação animal Microssatélite
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAC)