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Genome sequencing of the extinct Eurasian wild aurochs, Bos primigenius, illuminates the phylogeography and evolution of cattle.
Genome biology - 26 Oct 2015
Park Stephen D E, Magee David A, McGettigan Paul A, Teasdale Matthew D, Edwards Ceiridwen J, Lohan Amanda J, Murphy Alison, Braud Martin, Donoghue Mark T, Liu Yuan, Chamberlain Andrew T, Rue-Albrecht Kévin, Schroeder Steven, Spillane Charles, Tai Shuaishuai, Bradley Daniel G, Sonstegard Tad S, Loftus Brendan J, MacHugh David E
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BACKGROUND: Domestication of the now-extinct wild aurochs, Bos primigenius, gave rise to the two major domestic extant cattle taxa, B. taurus and B. indicus. While previous genetic studies have shed some light on the evolutionary relationships between European aurochs and modern cattle, important questions remain unanswered, including the phylogenetic status of aurochs, whether gene flow from aurochs into early...
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