Between the lines: mitochondrial lineages in the heavily managed red deer population of Belarus
Journal: Research Square
Year: 2023

Abstract Here we report the first thorough genetic characterization of the long understudied red deer population of Belarus in regards to its ancestry according to mtDNA sequence analysis. Employing a 328 base pair segment of the mitochondrial control region (d-loop) from 30 deer specimens of either sex recently harvested across the country, we have discovered 6 haplotypes belonging to 2 of the widely described European red deer lineages, or haplogroups: Iberian (A) and Maraloid (E), clarifying