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Ancient Mitochondrial Genomes Provide New Clues to the Origin of Domestic Cattle in China.
Genes - 22 Jun 2023
Zhang Naifan, Shao Xinyue, Guo Yaqi, Zhang Xinyu, Zhou Yawei, Yuan Jing, Tang Zhuowei, Hu Songmei, Minyaev Sergey Stepanovich, Cai Dawei
Abstract excerpt
Cattle are one of the six livestock species that have occupied an important place in Chinese history. Previous ancient DNA studies have indicated that Chinese taurine cattle (Bos taurus taurus) are exotic, but the exact route and diffusion by which they were introduced to China is unknown. In this study, we extracted the mitochondrial genomes of 34 cases of ancient taurine cattle (from the late Neolithic to Qin...
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