Table 2.
Results of the f3 for Chinese indigenous cattle1
| X population | Y population | Z population | f3 statistics | Z-score from f3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCC2 | NDC | MGC | − 0.0017 | −4.8663 |
| QCC | TTC | MGC | −0.0014 | −4.33679 |
| NYC | NDC | MGC | −0.0064 | −18.3264 |
| NYC | TTC | MGC | −0.0047 | −12.8435 |
| LXC | TTC | FZC | −0.0053 | −13.0848 |
| LXC | TTC | MGC | −0.0080 | −32.1615 |
| LXC | TTC | JNC | −0.0084 | −56.7148 |
| LXC | TTC | QCC | −0.0082 | −62.5641 |
| JNC | TTC | MGC | 0.0005 | 1.6375 |
| JNC | NDC | MGC | 0.0014 | 6.2444 |
1Three populations are included in the topology structure. If the f3 statistics result is significant negative, the X population may have descended from an admixture event of the Y and Z populations
2See Table 1 for breed abbreviations