The origin of European cattle: evidence from modern and ancient DNA.

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The origin of European cattle: evidence from modern and ancient DNA.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 May 2006

Beja-Pereira Albano, Caramelli David, Lalueza-Fox Carles, Vernesi Cristiano, Ferrand Nuno, Casoli Antonella, Goyache Felix, Royo Luis J, Conti Serena, Lari Martina, Martini Andrea, Ouragh Lahousine, Magid Ayed, Atash Abdulkarim, Zsolnai Attila, Boscato Paolo, Triantaphylidis Costas, Ploumi Konstantoula, Sineo Luca, Mallegni Francesco, Taberlet Pierre, Erhardt Georg, Sampietro Lourdes, Bertranpetit Jaume, Barbujani Guido, Luikart Gordon, Bertorelle Giorgio

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Cattle domestication from wild aurochsen was among the most important innovations during the Neolithic agricultural revolution. The available genetic and archaeological evidence points to at least two major sites of domestication in India and in the Near East, where zebu and the taurine breeds would have emerged independently. Under this hypothesis, all present-day European breeds would be descended from cattle...

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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0509210103
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