Distribution of mitochondrial cytochrome B variants among domestic pig and wild boar populations
| Cytochrome B variants | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | n | A1 | A2 | A3 | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 |
| Asia | ||||||||
| Wild boar, Japan | 7 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Meishan | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Europe | ||||||||
| Wild boar, Italy | 24 | – | – | – | 23 | – | 1 | – |
| Wild boar, Poland | 15 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | – | – |
| Large White | 27 | 11 | 2 | – | 13 | – | – | 1 |
| Landrace | 13 | 3 | 1 | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| Hampshirea | 20 | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – |
| Duroca | 12 | 2 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Mangalica | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Other areas | ||||||||
| Wild boar, Israel | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Domestic pig, Cook Island | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
The different variants were distinguished by SSCP. The corresponding sequences are defined in Figure 1B.
↵a Hampshire and Duroc are European-type domestic pigs but were developed mainly in the United States