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Phenotype transition from wild mouflon to domestic sheep.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 2 Jan 2024
Mereu Paolo, Pirastru Monica, Sanna Daria, Bassu Giovanni, Naitana Salvatore, Leoni Giovanni Giuseppe
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The domestication of animals started around 12,000 years ago in the Near East region. This "endless process" is characterized by the gradual accumulation of changes that progressively marked the genetic, phenotypic and physiological differences between wild and domesticated species. The main distinctive phenotypic characteristics are not all directly attributable to the human-mediated selection of more productive...
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