African pastoralism: genetic imprints of origins and migrations.

doi:10.1126/science.1069878

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African pastoralism: genetic imprints of origins and migrations.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 12 Apr 2002

Hanotte Olivier, Bradley Daniel G, Ochieng Joel W, Verjee Yasmin, Hill Emmeline W, Rege J Edward O

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The genetic history of African cattle pastoralism is controversial and poorly understood. We reveal the genetic signatures of its origins, secondary movements, and differentiation through the study of 15 microsatellite loci in 50 indigenous cattle breeds spanning the present cattle distribution in Africa. The earliest cattle originated within the African continent, but Near East and European genetic influences...

Topics

Africa
Alleles
Analysis of Variance
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Archaeology
Cattle
Europe
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Humans
Microsatellite Repeats
Middle East
Principal Component Analysis

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PMID: 11951043
DOI: 10.1126/science.1069878

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