Table 2.
Cattle admixture analysis in domestic yak populations using allelic information at 17 autosomal microsatellite loci.
| Country/area | Population | N | mYcattle (SD) | Qcattle (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Luqu | 30 | 0.0383 (0.0167) | 0.0050 (0.0141) |
| Maqu | 45 | 0.0687 (0.0147) | 0.0100 (0.0225) | |
| Xiahe | 17 | 0.0691 (0.0231) | 0.0171 (0.0384) | |
| Jianzha | 34 | 0.0516 (0.0162) | 0.0133 (0.0359) | |
| Datong | 38 | 0.0455 (0.0155) | 0.0074 (0.0121) | |
| Jiali | 50 | 0.0275 (0.0113) | 0.0035 (0.0069) | |
| Bazhou | 51 | 0.0154 (0.0119) | 0.0048 (0.0106) | |
| Heartland QTP | 265 | 0.0417 (0.0070) | 0.0077 (0.0206) | |
| Tianzhu Black | 46 | 0.0349 (0.0142) | 0.0045 (0.0083) | |
| Tianzhu White | 48 | 0.0518 (0.0147) | 0.0028 (0.0023) | |
| Sunan | 36 | 0.0039 (0.0135) | 0.0034 (0.0034) | |
| Maiwa | 24 | 0.0351 (0.0197) | 0.0090 (0.0199) | |
| Jiulong | 24 | 0.0603 (0.0200) | 0.0213 (0.0422) | |
| Surrounding QTP | 178 | 0.0353 (0.0084) | 0.0067 (0.0185) | |
| Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) overall | 443 | 0.0390 (0.0062) | 0.0073 (0.0197) | |
| China | Pali | 46 | 0.0000 (0.0106) | 0.0024 (0.0024) |
| Kashi | 47 | 0.0000 (0.0113) | 0.0031 (0.0049) | |
| Aksu | 31 | 0.0000 (0.0127) | 0.0030 (0.0039) | |
| India | Northeast Indian | 21 | 0.0087 (0.0167) | 0.0025 (0.0036) |
| Northwest Indian | 44 | 0.0066 (0.0129) | 0.0038 (0.0055) | |
| Bhutan | East Bhutanese | 32 | 0.0648 (0.0160) | 0.0015 (0.0005) |
| Central Bhutanese | 32 | 0.0096 (0.0117) | 0.0107 (0.0290) | |
| West Bhutanese | 33 | 0.0000 (0.0111) | 0.0019 (0.0009) | |
| Nepal | Nepalese | – | – | – |
| Pakistan | Pakistani | 50 | 0.0011 (0.0105) | 0.0020 (0.0023) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | 44 | 0.0000 (0.0112) | 0.0025 (0.0029) |
| Himalaya and Pamir Plateau (HPP) | 380 | 0.0000 (0.0058) | 0.0032 (0.0092) | |
| Mongolia | Hovsgol | 40 | 0.0171 (0.0138) | 0.0042 (0.0074) |
| Ubs | 30 | 0.0619 (0.0147) | 0.0035 (0.0070) | |
| Gobi Altai | 38 | 0.0491 (0.0143) | 0.0143 (0.0480) | |
| North Hangai | 49 | 0.0736 (0.0143) | 0.0268 (0.0718) | |
| South Gobi | 31 | 0.0617 (0.0164) | 0.0208 (0.0648) | |
| Russia | Buryatia | 40 | 0.0292 (0.0144) | 0.0024 (0.0019) |
| Mongolia and Russia (M&R) | 228 | 0.0478 (0.0075) | 0.0129 (0.0462) | |
| Grand total | 1051 | 0.0266 (0.0053) | 0.0069 (0.0258) | |
N, sample size; SD, standard deviation; -, no data available. A negative mY estimate was obtained in Pali, Kashi, Aksu, West Bhutanese and Kyrgyzstan populations as well as in the HPP group, and these negative mY values were set to zero.