Article
The Genomic Legacy of Aurochs hybridization in ancient and modern Iberian Cattle
2023-07-20
Abstract excerpt
Cattle have been a valuable economic resource and cultural icon since prehistory. From the initial expansion of domestic cattle into Europe during the Neolithic period, taurine cattle ( Bos taurus ) and their wild ancestor, the aurochs ( B. primigenius ), had overlapping ranges, leading to ample opportunities for mating (whether intended by farmers or not). We performed a bioarchaeological analysis of 24 Bos rem...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f2b94d7e-87bd-56f6-a686-ecc6b491b61a
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.07.19.548914
