DNA markers reveal the complexity of livestock domestication

Michael W. Bruford; Daniel G. Bradley; Gordon Luikart

doi:10.1038/nrg1203

DNA markers reveal the complexity of livestock domestication

Michael W. Bruford, Daniel G. Bradley, Gordon Luikart

Flathead Lake Biological Station

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Abstract

A series of recent genetic studies has revealed the remarkably complex picture of domestication in both New World and Old World livestock. By comparing mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences of modern breeds with their potential wild and domestic ancestors, we have gained new insights into the timing and location of domestication events that produced the farm animals of today. The real surprise has been the high number of domestication events and the diverse locations in which they took place - factors which could radically change our approach to conserving livestock biodiversity resources in the future.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	900-910
Number of pages	11
Journal	Nature Reviews Genetics
Volume	4
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg1203
State	Published - Nov 2003

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M.W.B. would like to acknowledge funding from the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the European Commission (ECONOGENE project). S. Townsend, K. Byrne, L. Chikhi, G.M. Hewitt, L. Alderson, The Rare Breeds Survival Trust, J. Wheeler, R, Rosadio, M. Kadwell and M. Fernandez have all contributed significantly to M.W.B.’s livestock research. G.L. was supported by grants from NATO, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Scientific Authority to CITES), the French CNRS/INSERM sequencing programme and the European Commission (ECONOGENE project).

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