Origin and spread of Bos taurus: new clues from mitochondrial genomes belonging to haplogroup T1.

Origin and spread of Bos taurus: new clues from mitochondrial genomes belonging to haplogroup T1.

BACKGROUND: Most genetic studies on modern cattle have established a common origin for all taurine breeds in the Near East, during the Neolithic transition about 10 thousand years (ka) ago. Yet, the possibility of independent and/or secondary domestication events is still debated and is fostered by...

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Main Authors: Silvia Bonfiglio, Catarina Ginja, Anna De Gaetano, Alessandro Achilli, Anna Olivieri, Licia Colli, Kassahun Tesfaye, Saif Hassan Agha, Luis T Gama, Federica Cattonaro, M Cecilia T Penedo, Paolo Ajmone-Marsan, Antonio Torroni, Luca Ferretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3369859?pdf=render

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