Maternal genetic diversity, differentiation and phylogeny of wild yak and four domestic yak breeds in Qinghai, China inferred from mitochondrial Cytb variations
Donghui Xu 1, 2, 3 , Ruizhe Li 1 , 2 , 3, Yuhui Xu1 , 2 , 3, Weixing Guo1 , 2 , 3,Shengmei Chen1 , 2 , 3 , Wenhao Li1 , 2 , 3 , Weihua Huang1, Chuzhao Lei 4, Zhijie Ma 1 , 2 , 3 *
1 Academy of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, China, 2 Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xining, China, 3 Plateau Livestock Genetic Resources Protection and Innovative Utilization Key Laboratory of Qinghai Province, Xining, China, 4 College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang,China,