Abstract
A new analysis of paleogenomic data from 278 ancient horses (Fages et al. Cell http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.049) finds that this animal – crucially important to many ancient and contemporary human societies for subsistence, transportation, conflict, and more – was domesticated in at least two different regions, but with the geographic and cultural origins of the modern domestic horse lineage remaining unknown. By tracing ancient horse population movements and inferring the spatiotemporal trajectories of phenotypic adaptations, this study provides fresh perspectives on past human group interactions and activities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 473-475 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Trends in Genetics |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
- ancient DNA
- domestication
- equid
- evolutionary genomics
- population history
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics