Group Leader

Publications:

1. Khaire A, Atkulwar A, Farah S, Baig M (2017) Low genetic diversity of the endangered Indian wild ass Equus hemionus khur, as revealed by microsatellite analysis. Journal of Genetics. Springer, Online Resources. Volume 96, pp e31-e34.
2. Khaire D, Atkulwar A, Farah S, and Baig M (2016) Mitochondrial DNA analyses revealed low genetic diversity in the endangered Indian wild ass Equus hemionus khur Mitochondrial DNA 12:1-6. (PDF)
3. Sahu AR, Wani SA, Saminathan M, Rajak KK, Sahoo AP, Pandey A, Saxena S, Kanchan S, Tiwari AK, Mishra B, Muthuchelvan D, Singh RP, Singh Y, Baig M, Mishra BP, Singh RK, Gandham RK (2017) Genome sequencing of an Indian peste des petits ruminants virus isolate, Izatnagar/94, and its implications for virus diversity, divergence and phylogeography. 162(6):1677-1693. doi: 10.1007/s00705-017-3288-2. Epub 2017 Feb 28.
4. Warghat N, Sharma N, Farah S, Atkulwar S, Chondekar R and Baig M , Molecular Phylogenetics of Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica) (2015) Asian J. of Conservation Biology 4: 116-120. (PDF)
5. Baig M, Khan A, Kulkarni K (2004) Mitochondrial DNA diversity in tribal and caste groups of Maharashtra (India) and its implication on their genetic origins. Annals of Human Genetics 68: 453-460. (PDF)
6. Baig M, Beja-Pereira A, Mohammad R, Kulkarni K, Farah S, Luikart G (2005) Phylogeography and origin of Indian domestic cattle.Current Science 89: 37-40 (PDF)
7. Liu Y, Wu G, Yao Y, Miao Y, Luikart G, Baig M, Luikart G, Beja-Pereira A, Ding Z, Palanichamy M, Zhang Y(2006) Multiple maternal origins of chickens: out of the Asian jungles. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38: 12-19 (PDF).
8. Chessa S, Chiatti F, Rignanese D, Ibeagha-Awemu E, Ozbeyaz C, Hassan Y, Baig M, Erhardt G, Caroli A (2007) The casein genes in goat breeds from different continents: analysis by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) Italian Journal of Animal Science 6: (Suppl. 1) 173-175.
9. Baig M, Mitra B, Qu K, Peng Min-sheng, Ahmed I, Miao, Yong-Wang, Zan Lin-sen and Ya-ping Zhang (2013) Mitochondrial DNA diversity and origin of Bos frontalis Current Science 104 (1) (PDF).
10. Y-W Miao, M-S Pen, G-S Wu, Y-N Ouyang, Z-Y Yang, N Yu, J-P Liang, G Pianchou, A Beja-Pereira, B Mitra, MG Palanichamy, M Baig, TK Chaudhuri, Y-Y Shen, Q-P Kong,RW Murphy, Y-G Yao, Y-P Zhang (2013) Chicken domestication : an updated perspective based on mitochondrial genomes Heredity 110: 277-282.
11. Chen SY, Costa V, Azevedo M, Baig M, Malmakov N, Luikart G, Erhardt G, Beja-Pereira A(2008) New alleles of the bovine kappa-casein gene revealed by resequencing and haplotype inference analysis. Journal of Dairy Science 91:3682-3686.
12. Chen S, Lin B, Baig M, Mitra B, Lopes R, Santos A, Magee D, Azevedo M, Tarroso P, Sasazaki S, Ostrowski S, Mahgoub O, Chaudhuri Y, Zhang Y, Royo L, Goyache F, Luikart G, Boivin N, Fuller D, Mannen H, Bradley D, Pereira A (2010) Zebu cattle are an exclusive legacy of the South Asia Neolithic. Molecular Biology and Evolution 27:1-6.
13. Nalam K, Ahmed A, Devi SM, Francalacci P, Baig M, Sechi LA, Hartskeerl RA Ahmed N (2010) Genetic affinities within a large global collection of pathogenic Leptospira: implications for strain identification and molecular epidemiology PLoS ONE5(8) e12637 (PDF)
14. Baig M, Kellelu I, Qureshi S-O, Halkare G (2011)Neolithic lineages in India as revealed by mitochondrial DNA analyses of Madia Gond tribe. Anthropologist 13:95-98 (PDF).
15. Qu KX, Wu GS, Gou X, Yan DW, Lian LS, Baig M, Zhang YP (2011) Genetic differentiation between randomly and selectively bred pig populations in Yunnan, China. Zoological Research 32:255-261 (PDF).
16. Nandkishore Warghat, Navin Sharma and Mumtaz Baig (2011) ABO and Rh blood group distribution among Kunbis (Maratha) population of Amravati District Asiatic Journal of Biotechnology (Maharashtra) Asiatic Journal of Biotechnology Resources 2(04)479-483. (PDF)
17. Ruplai Tekade, Nandkishore Warghat, Navin Sharma, Ashwini Wankhade and Mumtaz Baig (2010) Gene diversity among some endogamous tribal population of Amravati District, Maharashtra, India BioSci Biotech. Res. Comm. (3) : 2 126-131. (PDF)