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Genetics of randomly bred cats support the cradle of cat domestication being in the Near East.

Heredity - 1 Dec 2022

Nilson Sara M, Gandolfi Barbara, Grahn Robert A, Kurushima Jennifer D, Lipinski Monika J, Randi Ettore, Waly Nashwa E, Driscoll Carlos, Murua Escobar Hugo, Schuster Rolf K, Maruyama Soichi, Labarthe Norma, Chomel Bruno B, Ghosh Sankar Kumar, Ozpinar Haydar, Rah Hyung-Chul, Millán Javier, Mendes-de-Almeida Flavya, Levy Julie K, Heitz Elke, Scherk Margie A, Alves Paulo C, Decker Jared E, Lyons Leslie A

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Cat domestication likely initiated as a symbiotic relationship between wildcats (Felis silvestris subspecies) and the peoples of developing agrarian societies in the Fertile Crescent. As humans transitioned from hunter-gatherers to farmers ~12,000 years ago, bold wildcats likely capitalized on increased prey density (i.e., rodents). Humans benefited from the cats' predation on these vermin. To refine the site(s)...

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PMID: 36319737
DOI: 10.1038/s41437-022-00568-4
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