Table 4 Partitioning of genetic variation at different levels among and within the 10 cattle breeds. Microsatellite marker variation was partitioned by an Analysis of Molecular Variance (AMOVA) under different proposed structures based on subspecies and historical information; Fst values correspond to the AMOVA among population variance; *p < 0.001.
Structure | Source of variantion | d.f. | Fixation indices |
|---|---|---|---|
Local breeds (Creole) | Among populations | 4 | Fst = 0.04429* |
Within populations | 933 | ||
All taurine breeds | Among populations | 6 | Fst = 0.06202* |
Within populations | 1239 | ||
Specialized taurine breeds | Among populations | 1 | Fst = 0.08309* |
Within populations | 306 | ||
Zebuine breeds | Among populations | 2 | Fst = 0.04959* |
Within populations | 581 | ||
Zebuine and taurine specialized breeds | Among populations | 4 | Fst = 0.16878* |
Within populations | 887 | ||
Among all ten breeds | Among populations | 9 | Fst = 0.11875* |
Within populations | 1820 | ||
Taurine vs Zebuine | Among populations | 1 | Fst = 0.13428* |
Within populations | 1828 | ||
Specialized taurine vs Creole vs zebuine | Among populations | 2 | Fst = 0.11777* |
Within populations | 1827 |