Nucleotide variation and population structure in Cuban creole pigs | Variabilidad nucleotídica y estructura poblacional en cerdos criollos cubanos
2011
Ramayo, Y., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (España). Centre de Recerca en Agricultura Genòmica | Pérez Pineda, E., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (España). Centre de Recerca en Agricultura Genòmica | Pérez Enciso, M., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (España). Centre de Recerca en Agricultura Genòmica | Ramos Onsins, S.E., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (España). Centre de Recerca en Agricultura Genòmica
The Cuban Creole pig lives in semiferal conditions with periods of dry and starving conditions. They have been adapted to tropical conditions in few hundred years. It is thought that Cuban Creole pigs have an Iberian pig origin but recently have been introgressed with other breeds from Europe and USA. Nucleotide diversity for Creole individuals shows high variability and an important population structure across the island. An important number of Creole haplotypes have not yet been described. The presence of a divergent Creole haplotype related to Asian haplotypes suggests the introgression of individuals with Asiatic origin.
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