Microsatellite based genetic variation among the buffalo breed populations in Pakistan

Affiliations

Hussain Tanveer: Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan
Babar Masroor Ellahi: Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan
Ali Akhtar: Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan
Nadeem Asif: Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Rehman Zia Ur: Department of Physiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Musthafa Muneeb M.: Institute of Biological Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Marikar Faiz MMT: General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, Sri Lanka

Abstract

Introduction: Eight microsatellite loci were used to define genetic diversity among five native water buffalo breeds in Pakistan.