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Microsatellite diversity suggests different histories for Mediterranean and Northern European cattle populations.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Sept 2005
Cymbron Teresa, Freeman Abigail R, Isabel Malheiro M, Vigne Jean-Denis, Bradley Daniel G
Abstract excerpt
Based on archaeological evidence, the spread of agropastoralism across Europe followed two main paths: the Danubian route, along which Neolithic farmers expanded north across the central European plains; and the Mediterranean route, where migration occurred along the coast of the Mediterranean sea. Here we examine 20 cattle breeds from the continent and assess the genetic diversity levels and relationships among...
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