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SUBMITTER: Georgescu SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3430245 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Georgescu Sergiu Emil SE Manea Maria Adina MA Dudu Andreea A Costache Marieta M
International journal of molecular sciences 20120709 7
The Mangalitsa pig, a swine breed belonging to the protected gene fund of original and primitive animal breeds of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), has been known to inhabit Romanian territories since the 19th century. The aim of this study was to compare the Mangalitsa breed with several European and Asiatic swine breeds in order to emphasize its uniqueness and to elucidate its origin. For this purpose, we analyzed a 613 bp mitochondrial DNA D-loop fragment and 1140 bp of the cytochr ...[more]