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Y-SNPs do not indicate hybridisation between European aurochs and domestic cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2008
Bollongino Ruth, Elsner Julia, Vigne Jean-Denis, Burger Joachim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous genetic studies of modern and ancient mitochondrial DNA have confirmed the Near Eastern origin of early European domestic cattle. However, these studies were not able to test whether hybridisation with male aurochs occurred post-domestication. To address this issue, Götherström and colleagues (2005) investigated the frequencies of two Y-chromosomal haplotypes in extant bulls. They found a...
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