Article
Decline of genetic diversity in ancient domestic stallions in Europe.
Science advances - 1 Apr 2018
Wutke Saskia, Sandoval-Castellanos Edson, Benecke Norbert, Döhle Hans-Jürgen, Friederich Susanne, Gonzalez Javier, Hofreiter Michael, Lõugas Lembi, Magnell Ola, Malaspinas Anna-Sapfo, Morales-Muñiz Arturo, Orlando Ludovic, Reissmann Monika, Trinks Alexandra, Ludwig Arne
Abstract excerpt
Present-day domestic horses are immensely diverse in their maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA, yet they show very little variation on their paternally inherited Y chromosome. Although it has recently been shown that Y chromosomal diversity in domestic horses was higher at least until the Iron Age, when and why this diversity disappeared remain controversial questions. We genotyped 16 recently discovered Y...
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