Article
Widespread origins of domestic horse lineages.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 19 Jan 2001
Vilà C, Leonard J A, Gotherstrom A, Marklund S, Sandberg K, Liden K, Wayne R K, Ellegren H
Abstract excerpt
Domestication entails control of wild species and is generally regarded as a complex process confined to a restricted area and culture. Previous DNA sequence analyses of several domestic species have suggested only a limited number of origination events. We analyzed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequences of 191 domestic horses and found a high diversity of matrilines. Sequence analysis of equids from...
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