Ancient cattle genomics, origins, and rapid turnover in the Fertile Crescent

2019/07/12 by Marta Pereira Verdugo, Victoria E. Mullin, Amelie Scheu +38 · 1 voice · 37 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock #Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology #Genetic diversity and population structure

paper · doi:10.1126/science.aav1002

Abstract

from the Indus Valley. This process was likely stimulated at the onset of the current geological age, ~4.2 thousand years ago, by a widespread multicentury drought. In contrast to genome-wide admixture, mitochondrial DNA stasis supports that this introgression was male-driven, suggesting that selection of arid-adapted zebu bulls enhanced herd survival. This human-mediated migration of zebu-derived genetics has continued through millennia, altering tropical herding on each continent.

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• Is the auroch DNA truly gone from the world? Pereira et al found that modern Anatolian, Levant, Irani, and Balkans cattle share DNA to various degrees with extinct Armenian, British, and Moroccan anci [bsky, 35 points, 0 comments]

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