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ArticleMammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society2026

Tracing the genetic legacy of Malabari goats through complete mitogenome sequencing: evidence of maritime exchange via the historic spice route.

M R Akhila, Marykutty Thomas, Jinty Sukumaran, P M Rojan, J Saalom King, R Thirupathy Venkatachalapathy, K A Bindu

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M R AkhilaCollege of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala, 680 651, India.
Marykutty ThomasCentre for Advanced Studies in Animal Genetics and Breeding, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala, 680 651, India. marykutty@kvasu.ac.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7679-3420
Jinty SukumaranCentre for Advanced Studies in Animal Genetics and Breeding, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala, 680 651, India.
P M RojanCollege of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala, 680 651, India.
J Saalom KingCollege of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala, 680 651, India.
R Thirupathy VenkatachalapathyCentre for Pig Production and Research, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala, 680 651, India.
K A BinduCollege of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala, 680 651, India.

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The Malabari goat of South India is one of the most efficient dual-purpose breeds, exhibiting exceptional adaptability to humid tropical stressors. This study aimed to characterize the complete mitochondrial genome of Malabari goats and to decipher their maternal phylogenetic relationships, thereby providing insights into lineage divergence, domestication origins and genetic connectivity with global caprine populations. Whole-genome sequencing of pooled DNA from 20 unrelated Malabari goats revealed a complete mitogenome comprising 37 genes, including 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) and two ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), in addition to a hypervariable non-coding displacement loop (D-loop) region. A total of 45 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and two indels were identified, of which 21 SNPs were detected in PCGs-six of them non-synonymous. Importantly, we report the first tRNA mutation described in goats: a novel heteroplasmic substitution (11693 T>C) in the MT-TL2 gene coding for tRNA

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Genome, MitochondrialGoatsAnimalsIndiaPhylogenyPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRNA, RibosomalRNA, TransferWhole Genome SequencingRNA, RibosomalRNA, Transfer

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