Two Maternal Lineages Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA D-loop Sequences in Chinese Native Water Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Lei, Chuzhao; Zhang, Wei; Chen, Hong; Lü, Fan; Ge, Qing-Lan; Liu, Ruo-Yu; Dang, Ruihua; Yao, Yunyi; Yao, Libo; Lu, Zifan; Zhao, Zhongliang

doi:10.5713/ajas.2007.471

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“…The river buffalo branch included 9 haplotypes, representing 16 individuals from the Guangxi population, indicating the introgression of the river buffalo into the swamp buffalo due to importing the river buffalo to improve the dairy production of local swamp buffaloes. Whereas 148 swamp buffalo haplotypes can be grouped into two distinct mtDNA lineages A and B defined by Lei et al [13], [14]. The comparison of 148 haplotypes representing 454 swamp buffalo sequences revealed 114 polymorphic nucleotide sites, including 99 transitions, 10 transversions and 5 coexistences of transition and transversion (Table S2).…”

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“…At present, the Chinese swamp buffaloes have been divided into 14 local types and many populations based mainly on regional distribution [18]. Though there are many indigenous wild swamp buffalo populations in widespread area of China in prehistoric times [19]–[21], studies on genomics and domestication of Chinese swamp buffalo were limited [13], [14], [22]–[25]. Two mtDNA lineages A and B have been determined in the Chinese, Brazilian/Italian and South-East Asian/Australian swamp buffalo [14].…”

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Phylogeography and Domestication of Chinese Swamp Buffalo

Yue

Xie

et al. 2013

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To further probe into whether swamp buffaloes were domesticated once or multiple times in China, this survey examined the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Control Region (D-loop) diversity of 471 individuals representing 22 populations of 455 Chinese swamp buffaloes and 16 river buffaloes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Chinese swamp buffaloes could be divided into two distinct lineages, A and B, which were defined previously. Of the two lineages, lineage A was predominant across all populations. For predominant lineage A, Southwestern buffalo populations possess the highest genetic diversity among the three hypothesized domestication centers (Southeastern, Central, and Southwestern China), suggesting Southwestern China as the most likely location for the domestication of lineage A. However, a complex pattern of diversity is detected for the lineage B, preventing the unambiguous pinpointing of the exact place of domestication center and suggesting the presence of a long-term, strong gene flow among swamp buffalo populations caused by extensive migrations of buffaloes and frequent human movements along the Yangtze River throughout history. Our current study suggests that Southwestern China is the most likely domestication center for lineage A, and may have been a primary center of swamp buffalo domestication. More archaeological and genetic evidence is needed to show the process of domestication.

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Phylogeography and Domestication of Chinese Swamp Buffalo

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Xie

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“…Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a very useful tool to investigate genetic diversity, phylogeny, and maternal origins of domesticated animals. However, to date, most studies have been limited to the mitochondrial D-loop region and cytochrome b gene [4,[6][7][8][9]. Previous studies of mtDNA showed that swamp buffalo can be assigned into the five previously defined haplogroups: Two major haplogroups (SA and SB with various subclades) and three rare ones (SC, SD, and SE) [4,10].…”

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Mitogenome Diversity and Maternal Origins of Guangxi Buffalo Breeds

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Huang

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Guangxi Province, in the southwest of China, is one of the putative migratory corridors or domestication centers for swamp buffalo. In this study, we investigated the evolutionary status of two Guangxi native buffalo breeds (Fuzhong buffalo, n = 15; Xilin buffalo, n = 25) based on the complete mitogenome sequencing. Our results revealed rich genetic diversity in the two buffalo breeds. We detected five haplogroups (SA1, SA2, SB1, SB2, SB3) in the two Guangxi buffalo breeds, and the haplogroup SB3 in the Fuzhong buffalo. Our results showed that the haplogroup SA1 was associated with the major domestication event that involved population expansion in Guangxi buffalo. In conclusion, our findings revealed a high level of maternal genetic diversity and the phylogenetic pattern of the two Guangxi buffalo breeds.

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“…Swamp buffalo are widespread throughout 18 provinces of central and southern China, primarily in southwest China, southeast China and the Yangtze valley (Qiu, ). To date, there are a few studies about the origin and genetic diversity of swamp buffaloes in China (Lei, Zhang, Chen, Lu, Ge, et al, ; Lei, Zhang, Chen, Lu, Liu, et al, ; Yue et al, ; Zhang et al, ; Zhang, Sun, Yu, & Zhang, ).…”

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Y‐chromosome haplotype analysis revealing multiple paternal origins in swamp buffaloes of China and Southeast Asia

Wang

Xia

Zhang

et al. 2018

J Animal Breeding Genetics

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To further probe into the paternal origins and domestication area of swamp buffaloes, we examined Y‐chromosome diversity of 482 bulls representing 22 populations from China and Southeast Asia. A total of 40 bovine Y‐chromosome‐specific microsatellite (Y‐STR) markers were screened in this study. The results showed that seven Y‐STR markers (UMN2405, UMN0504, UMN0103, UMN1307, BC1.2, UMN0304 and INRA008) were specific and polymorphic in male swamp buffaloes, which can define 9 Y‐haplotypes corresponding to four Y‐haplogroups (Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4). Haplogroup Y1 was predominant (83.4%) in all swamp buffalo populations, indicating haplogroup Y1 was the major domestication event of swamp buffalo. In addition, the abundant genetic background and backbone of haplogroup Y1 suggested Yangtze Valley as the major domestication area of swamp buffalo. Interestingly, haplogroup Y4 was only confined in Hainan Island which was more ancient than other haplogroups. We hypothesized that haplogroup Y4 was the descendants of the wild Asian buffalo trapped on Hainan Island in prehistoric glacier period and preserved by later introgression into domesticated cows after the domestication. In conclusion, our findings revealed four divergent paternal origins in swamp buffaloes based on Y‐STR markers.

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Two Maternal Lineages Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA D-loop Sequences in Chinese Native Water Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

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Phylogeography and Domestication of Chinese Swamp Buffalo

Phylogeography and Domestication of Chinese Swamp Buffalo

Mitogenome Diversity and Maternal Origins of Guangxi Buffalo Breeds

Y‐chromosome haplotype analysis revealing multiple paternal origins in swamp buffaloes of China and Southeast Asia

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