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Ancient goat genomes reveal mosaic domestication in the Fertile Crescent.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 6 Jul 2018
Daly Kevin G, Maisano Delser Pierpaolo, Mullin Victoria E, Scheu Amelie, Mattiangeli Valeria, Teasdale Matthew D, Hare Andrew J, Burger Joachim, Verdugo Marta Pereira, Collins Matthew J, Kehati Ron, Erek Cevdet Merih, Bar-Oz Guy, Pompanon François, Cumer Tristan, Çakırlar Canan, Mohaseb Azadeh Fatemeh, Decruyenaere Delphine, Davoudi Hossein, Çevik Özlem, Rollefson Gary, Vigne Jean-Denis, Khazaeli Roya, Fathi Homa, Doost Sanaz Beizaee, Rahimi Sorkhani Roghayeh, Vahdati Ali Akbar, Sauer Eberhard W, Azizi Kharanaghi Hossein, Maziar Sepideh, Gasparian Boris, Pinhasi Ron, Martin Louise, Orton David, Arbuckle Benjamin S, Benecke Norbert, Manica Andrea, Horwitz Liora Kolska, Mashkour Marjan, Bradley Daniel G
Abstract excerpt
Current genetic data are equivocal as to whether goat domestication occurred multiple times or was a singular process. We generated genomic data from 83 ancient goats (51 with genome-wide coverage) from Paleolithic to Medieval contexts throughout the Near East. Our findings demonstrate that multiple divergent ancient wild goat sources were domesticated in a dispersed process that resulted in genetically and...
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