TY - JOUR T1 - Divergence of Myostatin Gene in Zebu and Normal Cattle in China AU - , Ji De-Jun AU - , Chang Hong AU - , Chang Chunfang AU - , Geng Rongqing AU - , Li Yonghong AU - , Ma Guo-Long AU - , Chen Hongyu AU - , Li Shi-Ping JO - Research Journal of Animal Sciences VL - 1 IS - 4 SP - 120 EP - 122 PY - 2007 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1993-5269 DO - rjnasci.2007.120.122 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjnasci.2007.120.122 KW - Myostatin KW -leiqiong cattle KW -mongolia cattle KW -nucleotide polymorphism AB - Using the methods of PCR amplification and sequencing, the polymorphism of myostatin gene were detected in 18 Leiqiong cattle and 18 Mongolia Cattle. The results showed that, 1128 base pairs existed in the 36 samples, 4 polymorphic site was observed, while European normal cattle, zebu and yak hold a haplotype on these sites each. The average nucleotide difference in myostatin gene between the two populations was low (0.00242±0.00031). The average nucleotide difference was 0, indicating that Leiqiong and Mongolia Cattle had a close genetic relation and their divergence was relatively late and the molecular evolution of myostatin gene in Bovinae did not relate with adaptation. ER -