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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Cytoplasmic and mitochondrial inheritance of economic traits in cattle
Livestock Production Science, Volume 47, No. 2, Year 1997
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Bovine mitochondria contain a 16338 nucleotide closed loop of DNA coding for 13 translated genes, 22 tRNA and 2 rRNA ;md is inherited exclusively through the maternal line, providing a genetic mechanism for cytoplasmic inheritance. Several early analyses of cattle populations indicating significant cytoplasmic variance in production traits were criticized on statistical grounds. Analysis under an animal model has revealed significant effects on milk fat concentration in two studies with Helsteins, but not in two other studies and no significant effects were found for growth and lactation traits in two beef cattle si idies. Studies relating dairy performance to mitochondrial nucleotide variation across previously analyzed mitochondrial lineages found significant associations, but do not provide an independent test of mitochondrial effects. In a separate population no associations were found. The evidence is broadly consistent with 0 to 5% of variation in performance due to cytoplasmic effects, with the weight of evidence pointing to the low end of this range. If at the upper end of this range, however, cytoplasmic effects could be of practical importance. © 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gibson, J. P.
Canada, Guelph
University of Guelph
Boettcher, Paul J.
Canada, Guelph
University of Guelph
United States, Ames
Iowa State University
Statistics
Citations: 32
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0301-6226(96)00023-1
ISSN:
03016226
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study