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Population structure and domestication history of the Javan banteng.
Current biology : CB - 19 Jan 2026
Wang Xi, Aninta Sabhrina Gita, Garcia-Erill Genís, Li Zilong, Khan Anubhab, Liu Xiaodong, Bertola Laura D, Dharmayanthi Anik Budhi, Yulianto, Yonathan, Rossi Conor, Cauble-Sims Reagan, Rosen Benjamin D, Hagen Darren E, Heaton Michael P, Smith Timothy P L, Lenstra Johannes A, Martins Nuno F G, Sinding Mikkel-Holger S, Agil Muhammad, Purwantara Bambang, Hvilsom Christina, Semiadi Gono, Heller Rasmus
Abstract excerpt
The domestication of the banteng in Southeast Asia is one of the world's least known livestock domestications yet a vital component of the agricultural system in Indonesia and surrounding countries. Here, we generated the first reference genome of the banteng and used it to analyze a set of 78 resequenced wild and domesticated bantengs, including 19 newly generated whole-genome-sequenced samples, of which three...
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