Article
Temporal fluctuations of Y-chromosomal variation in Bos taurus.
Biology letters - 23 Dec 2008
Svensson Emma, Götherström Anders
Abstract excerpt
Phylogeography has recently become more abundant in studies of demographic history of both wild and domestic species. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the intron of the Y-chromosomal gene UTY19 displays a north-south gradient in modern cattle. Support for this geographical distribution of haplogroups has previously also been seen in ancient cattle from Germany. However, when analysing 38 historic remains...
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