New insights into the origin and the genetic status of the Balkan donkey from Serbia
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2017
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Stanišić, LjubodragAleksić, J. M.
Dimitrijević, Vladimir
Simeunović, Predrag
Glavinić, Uroš
Stevanović, Jevrosima
Stanimirović, Zoran
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The Balkan donkey (Equus asinus L.) is commonly regarded as a large-sized, unselected, unstructured and traditionally managed donkey breed. We assessed the current genetic status of the three largest E. asinus populations in the central Balkans (Serbia) by analysing the variability of nuclear microsatellites and the mitochondrial (mtDNA) control region of 77 and 49 individuals respectively. We further analysed our mtDNA dataset along with 209 published mtDNA sequences of ancient and modern individuals from 19 European and African populations to provide new insights into the origin and the history of the Balkan donkey. Serbian donkey populations are highly genetically diverse at both the nuclear and mtDNA levels despite severe population decline. Traditional Balkan donkeys in Serbia are rather heterogeneous; we found two groups of individuals with similar phenotypic features, somewhat distinct nuclear backgrounds and different proportions of mtDNA haplotypes belonging to matrilineal Cla...des 1 and 2. Another group, characterized by larger body size, different coat colour, distinct nuclear gene pool and predominantly Clade 2 haplotypes, was delineated as the Banat donkey breed. The maternal landscape of the large Balkan donkey population is highly heterogeneous and more complex than previously thought. Given the two independent domestication events in donkeys, multiple waves of introductions into the Balkans from Greece are hypothesized. Clade 2 donkeys probably appeared in Greece prior to those belonging to Clade 1, whereas expansion and diversification of Clade 1 donkeys within the Balkans predated that of Clade 2 donkeys.
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Equus asinus / the Balkans / genetic diversity / genetic structuring / mitochondrial control region / nuclear microsatellites / phylogeographySource:
Animal Genetics, 2017, 48, 5, 580-590Publisher:
- Wiley, Hoboken
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- Molecular genetic and ecophysiological researches on the protection of autochthonous animal genetic resources, sustaining domestic animals’ welfare, health and reproduction, and safe food production (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-46002)
DOI: 10.1111/age.12589
ISSN: 0268-9146
PubMed: 28815638
WoS: 000410617400009
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85029384248
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Stanišić, Ljubodrag AU - Aleksić, J. M. AU - Dimitrijević, Vladimir AU - Simeunović, Predrag AU - Glavinić, Uroš AU - Stevanović, Jevrosima AU - Stanimirović, Zoran PY - 2017 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1482 AB - The Balkan donkey (Equus asinus L.) is commonly regarded as a large-sized, unselected, unstructured and traditionally managed donkey breed. We assessed the current genetic status of the three largest E. asinus populations in the central Balkans (Serbia) by analysing the variability of nuclear microsatellites and the mitochondrial (mtDNA) control region of 77 and 49 individuals respectively. We further analysed our mtDNA dataset along with 209 published mtDNA sequences of ancient and modern individuals from 19 European and African populations to provide new insights into the origin and the history of the Balkan donkey. Serbian donkey populations are highly genetically diverse at both the nuclear and mtDNA levels despite severe population decline. Traditional Balkan donkeys in Serbia are rather heterogeneous; we found two groups of individuals with similar phenotypic features, somewhat distinct nuclear backgrounds and different proportions of mtDNA haplotypes belonging to matrilineal Clades 1 and 2. Another group, characterized by larger body size, different coat colour, distinct nuclear gene pool and predominantly Clade 2 haplotypes, was delineated as the Banat donkey breed. The maternal landscape of the large Balkan donkey population is highly heterogeneous and more complex than previously thought. Given the two independent domestication events in donkeys, multiple waves of introductions into the Balkans from Greece are hypothesized. Clade 2 donkeys probably appeared in Greece prior to those belonging to Clade 1, whereas expansion and diversification of Clade 1 donkeys within the Balkans predated that of Clade 2 donkeys. PB - Wiley, Hoboken T2 - Animal Genetics T1 - New insights into the origin and the genetic status of the Balkan donkey from Serbia VL - 48 IS - 5 SP - 580 EP - 590 DO - 10.1111/age.12589 ER -
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Stanišić, L., Aleksić, J. M., Dimitrijević, V., Simeunović, P., Glavinić, U., Stevanović, J.,& Stanimirović, Z.. (2017). New insights into the origin and the genetic status of the Balkan donkey from Serbia. in Animal Genetics Wiley, Hoboken., 48(5), 580-590. https://doi.org/10.1111/age.12589
Stanišić L, Aleksić JM, Dimitrijević V, Simeunović P, Glavinić U, Stevanović J, Stanimirović Z. New insights into the origin and the genetic status of the Balkan donkey from Serbia. in Animal Genetics. 2017;48(5):580-590. doi:10.1111/age.12589 .
Stanišić, Ljubodrag, Aleksić, J. M., Dimitrijević, Vladimir, Simeunović, Predrag, Glavinić, Uroš, Stevanović, Jevrosima, Stanimirović, Zoran, "New insights into the origin and the genetic status of the Balkan donkey from Serbia" in Animal Genetics, 48, no. 5 (2017):580-590, https://doi.org/10.1111/age.12589 . .