Article
Global genetic diversity, introgression, and evolutionary adaptation of indicine cattle revealed by whole genome sequencing.
Nature communications - 28 Nov 2023
Chen Ningbo, Xia Xiaoting, Hanif Quratulain, Zhang Fengwei, Dang Ruihua, Huang Bizhi, Lyu Yang, Luo Xiaoyu, Zhang Hucai, Yan Huixuan, Wang Shikang, Wang Fuwen, Chen Jialei, Guan Xiwen, Liu Yangkai, Li Shuang, Jin Liangliang, Wang Pengfei, Sun Luyang, Zhang Jicai, Liu Jianyong, Qu Kaixing, Cao Yanhong, Sun Junli, Liao Yuying, Xiao Zhengzhong, Cai Ming, Mu Lan, Siddiki Amam Zonaed, Asif Muhammad, Mansoor Shahid, Babar Masroor Ellahi, Hussain Tanveer, Silva Gamamada Liyanage Lalanie Pradeepa, Gorkhali Neena Amatya, Terefe Endashaw, Belay Gurja, Tijjani Abdulfatai, Zegeye Tsadkan, Gebre Mebrate Genet, Ma Yun, Wang Yu, Huang Yongzhen, Lan Xianyong, Chen Hong, Migliore Nicola Rambaldi, Colombo Giulia, Semino Ornella, Achilli Alessandro, Sinding Mikkel-Holger S, Lenstra Johannes A, Cheng Haijian, Lu Wenfa, Hanotte Olivier, Han Jianlin, Jiang Yu, Lei Chuzhao
Abstract excerpt
Indicine cattle, also referred to as zebu (Bos taurus indicus), play a central role in pastoral communities across a wide range of agro-ecosystems, from extremely hot semiarid regions to hot humid tropical regions. However, their adaptive genetic changes following their dispersal into East Asia from the Indian subcontinent have remained poorly documented. Here, we characterize their global genetic diversity using...
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