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Mitogenomes from Egyptian Cattle Breeds: New Clues on the Origin of Haplogroup Q and the Early Spread of Bos taurus from the Near East.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Olivieri Anna, Gandini Francesca, Achilli Alessandro, Fichera Alessandro, Rizzi Ermanno, Bonfiglio Silvia, Battaglia Vincenza, Brandini Stefania, De Gaetano Anna, El-Beltagi Ahmed, Lancioni Hovirag, Agha Saif, Semino Ornella, Ferretti Luca, Torroni Antonio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic studies support the scenario that Bos taurus domestication occurred in the Near East during the Neolithic transition about 10 thousand years (ky) ago, with the likely exception of a minor secondary event in Italy. However, despite the proven effectiveness of whole mitochondrial genome data in providing valuable information concerning the origin of taurine cattle, until now no population...
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