DomeTree: a canonical toolkit for mitochondrial DNA analyses in domesticated animals. (22nd February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Peng, Min‐Sheng; Fan, Long; Shi, Ni‐Ni; Ning, Tiao; Yao, Yong‐Gang; Murphy, Robert W.; Wang, Wen‐Zhi; Zhang, Ya‐Ping
• Is Part Of: Molecular ecology resources. Volume 15:Number 5(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 1238
• Page End: 1242
• Publication Date: 2015-02-22
• Subjects: Molecular ecology -- Periodicals; 572.8
• DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12386
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-098X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="men12386-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is widely used in various genetic studies of domesticated animals. Many applications require comprehensive knowledge about the phylogeny of mtDNA variants. Herein, we provide the most up‐to‐date mtDNA phylogeny (i.e. haplogroup tree or matrilineal genealogy) and a standardized hierarchical haplogroup nomenclature system for domesticated cattle, dogs, goats, horses, pigs, sheep, yaks and chickens. These high‐resolution mtDNA haplogroup trees based on 1240 complete or near‐complete mtDNA genome sequences are available in open resource DomeTree (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.dometree.org" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">http://www.dometree.org</ext-link>). In addition, we offer the software MitoToolPy (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.mitotool.org/mp.html" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">http://www.mitotool.org/mp.html</ext-link>) to facilitate the mtDNA data analyses. We will continuously and regularly update DomeTree and MitoToolPy.</p> </abstract>