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Genetic diversity of donkey populations from the putative centers of domestication.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2015
Rosenbom S, Costa V, Al-Araimi N, Kefena E, Abdel-Moneim A S, Abdalla M A, Bakhiet A, Beja-Pereira A
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Donkey domestication drastically changed ancient transport systems in Africa and Asia, enabling overland circulation of people and goods and influencing the organization of early cities and pastoral societies. Genetic studies based on mtDNA have pointed to the African wild ass as the most probable ancestor of the domestic donkey, but questions regarding its center of origin remain unanswered. Endeavoring to...
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