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ArticleEcology and evolution2018

Mitochondrial DNA variation reveals maternal origins and demographic dynamics of Ethiopian indigenous goats.

Getinet Mekuriaw Tarekegn, Kassahun Tesfaye, Okeyo Ally Mwai, Appolinaire Djikeng, Tadelle Dessie, Josephine Birungi, Sarah Osama, Netsanet Zergaw, Alubel Alemu, Gloria Achieng and 4 more

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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  16. Mitochondrial DNA variation and phylogeography of native Mongolian goats.Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences · 2020
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  17. Georgian cattle, sheep, goats: are they of Near-Eastern origins?Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources · 2019
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Getinet Mekuriaw TarekegnDepartment of Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-7221-2473
Kassahun TesfayeDepartment of Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Okeyo Ally MwaiInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi Kenya.
Appolinaire DjikengCentre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK.
Tadelle DessieInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Josephine BirungiBiosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub Nairobi Kenya.
Sarah OsamaBiosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub Nairobi Kenya.
Netsanet ZergawInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Alubel AlemuInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Gloria AchiengBiosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub Nairobi Kenya.
Jack TutahBiosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub Nairobi Kenya.
Collins MutaiBiosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub Nairobi Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-0951-9023
Joyce NjugunaBiosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub Nairobi Kenya.
Joram M MwacharoSmall Ruminant Genetics and Genomics Group International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Horn of Africa forms one of the two main historical entry points of domestics into the continent and Ethiopia is particularly important in this regard. Through the analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)

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