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Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary

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Almathen F., Charruau P., Mohandesan E., Mwacharo J.M., Orozco-terWengel P., Pitt D., Abdussamad A.M., Uerpmann M., Uerpmann H.P., De Cupere B., Magee P., Alnaqeeb M.A., Salim B., Raziq A., Dessie T., Abdelhadi O.M.A., Banabazi M.H., Al-eknah M., Walzer C., Faye B., Hofreiter M., Peters J., Hanotte O., Burger P.A.
2016

Dromedaries have been fundamental to the development of human societies in arid landscapes and for long-distance trade across hostile hot terrains for 3,000 y. Today they continue to be an important livestock resource in marginal agro-ecological zones. However, the history of dromedary domestication and the influence of ancient trading networks on their genetic structure have remained elusive. We ...

Taxonomie et géographie animales; Génétique et amélioration des animaux

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