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Historic samples reveal loss of wild genotype through domestic chicken introgression during the Anthropocene.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2023
Wu Meng Yue, Forcina Giovanni, Low Gabriel Weijie, Sadanandan Keren R, Gwee Chyi Yin, van Grouw Hein, Wu Shaoyuan, Edwards Scott V, Baldwin Maude W, Rheindt Frank E
Abstract excerpt
Human activities have precipitated a rise in the levels of introgressive gene flow among animals. The investigation of conspecific populations at different time points may shed light on the magnitude of human-mediated introgression. We used the red junglefowl Gallus gallus, the wild ancestral form of the chicken, as our study system. As wild junglefowl and domestic chickens readily admix, conservationists fear...
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