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Genomic signatures of domestication in Old World camels.
Communications biology - 19 Jun 2020
Fitak Robert Rodgers, Mohandesan Elmira, Corander Jukka, Yadamsuren Adiya, Chuluunbat Battsetseg, Abdelhadi Omer, Raziq Abdul, Nagy Peter, Walzer Chris, Faye Bernard, Burger Pamela Anna
Abstract excerpt
Domestication begins with the selection of animals showing less fear of humans. In most domesticates, selection signals for tameness have been superimposed by intensive breeding for economical or other desirable traits. Old World camels, conversely, have maintained high genetic variation and lack secondary bottlenecks associated with breed development. By re-sequencing multiple genomes from dromedaries, Bactrian...
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