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Whole-genome sequencing of 128 camels across Asia reveals origin and migration of domestic Bactrian camels.
Communications biology - 7 Jan 2020
Ming Liang, Yuan Liyun, Yi Li, Ding Guohui, Hasi Surong, Chen Gangliang, Jambl Tuyatsetseg, Hedayat-Evright Nemat, Batmunkh Mijiddorj, Badmaevna Garyaeva Khongr, Gan-Erdene Tudeviin, Ts Batsukh, Zhang Wenbin, Zulipikaer Azhati, Hosblig, Erdemt, Natyrov Arkady, Mamay Prmanshayev, Narenbatu, Meng Gendalai, Narangerel Choijilsuren, Khongorzul Orgodol, He Jing, Hai Le, Lin Weili, Sirendalai, Sarentuya, Aiyisi, Li Yixue, Wang Zhen, Jirimutu
Abstract excerpt
The domestic Bactrian camels were treated as one of the principal means of locomotion between the eastern and western cultures in history. However, whether they originated from East Asia or Central Asia remains elusive. To address this question, we perform whole-genome sequencing of 128 camels across Asia. The extant wild and domestic Bactrian camels show remarkable genetic divergence, as they were split from...
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