Table 4 Mitochondrial diversity indices and mt haplogroup frequencies for modern cattle populations in comparison with archaeological specimens (from Ginja et al.11).
From: Ancient DNA confirms diverse origins of early post-Columbian cattle in the Americas
Creole | Iberian | British | Continental | African | Indicine | Total modern | Colonial (archaeological) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MT | ||||||||
# breeds | 33 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 93 | N/A |
# specimens | 460 | 627 | 101 | 55 | 161 | 66 | 1470 | 21 |
Haplotype diversity (H) | 0.966 | 0.972 | 0.92 | 0.931 | 0.961 | 0.903 | 0.942 | 0.981 |
# haplotypes | 117 | 248 | 52 | 31 | 78 | 27 | 463 | 18 |
MT Haplogroup frequency | ||||||||
T | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.012 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.05 |
T2 | 0.009 | 0.021 | 0 | 0.018 | 0.025 | 0 | 0.015 | 0 |
T3 | 0.713 | 0.868 | 0.99 | 0.982 | 0.05 | 0.5 | 0.726 | 0.67 |
Q | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.014 | 0 |
T1 | 0.165 | 0.093 | 0 | 0 | 0.832 | 0.121 | 0.188 | 0.29 |
T1c1a1 | 0.083 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.081 | 0.364 | 0.055 | 0 |
I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.015 | 0.001 | 0 |