Article
Ancient genomic changes associated with domestication of the horse.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 28 Apr 2017
Librado Pablo, Gamba Cristina, Gaunitz Charleen, Der Sarkissian Clio, Pruvost Mélanie, Albrechtsen Anders, Fages Antoine, Khan Naveed, Schubert Mikkel, Jagannathan Vidhya, Serres-Armero Aitor, Kuderna Lukas F K, Povolotskaya Inna S, Seguin-Orlando Andaine, Lepetz Sébastien, Neuditschko Markus, Thèves Catherine, Alquraishi Saleh, Alfarhan Ahmed H, Al-Rasheid Khaled, Rieder Stefan, Samashev Zainolla, Francfort Henri-Paul, Benecke Norbert, Hofreiter Michael, Ludwig Arne, Keyser Christine, Marques-Bonet Tomas, Ludes Bertrand, Crubézy Eric, Leeb Tosso, Willerslev Eske, Orlando Ludovic
Abstract excerpt
The genomic changes underlying both early and late stages of horse domestication remain largely unknown. We examined the genomes of 14 early domestic horses from the Bronze and Iron Ages, dating to between ~4.1 and 2.3 thousand years before present. We find early domestication selection patterns supporting the neural crest hypothesis, which provides a unified developmental origin for common domestic traits....
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