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The genetic prehistory of domesticated cattle from their origin to the spread across Europe.
BMC genetics - 28 May 2015
Scheu Amelie, Powell Adam, Bollongino Ruth, Vigne Jean-Denis, Tresset Anne, Çakırlar Canan, Benecke Norbert, Burger Joachim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cattle domestication started in the 9(th) millennium BC in Southwest Asia. Domesticated cattle were then introduced into Europe during the Neolithic transition. However, the scarcity of palaeogenetic data from the first European domesticated cattle still inhibits the accurate reconstruction of their early demography. In this study, mitochondrial DNA from 193 ancient and 597 modern domesticated cattle...
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