Worldwide Phylogeography of Wild Boar Reveals Multiple Centers of Pig Domestication
Uppsala University · Centre for Human Genetics · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences from 686 wild and domestic pig specimens place the origin of wild boar in island Southeast Asia (ISEA), where they dispersed across Eurasia. Previous morphological and genetic evidence suggested pig domestication took place in a limited number of locations (principally the Near East and Far East). In contrast, new genetic data reveal multiple centers of domestication across Eurasia and that European, rather than Near Eastern, wild boar are the principal source of modern European domestic pigs.
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Authors
13- GLGreger LarsonCorresponding
Uppsala University, Centre for Human Genetics, University of Auckland, Durham University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Allan Wilson Centre, University of Sheffield
- KDKeith Dobney
Uppsala University, Centre for Human Genetics, University of Auckland, Durham University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Allan Wilson Centre, University of Sheffield
- UAUmberto Albarella
Uppsala University, Centre for Human Genetics, University of Auckland, Durham University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Allan Wilson Centre, University of Sheffield
- MFMeiying Fang
Uppsala University, Centre for Human Genetics, University of Auckland, Durham University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Allan Wilson Centre, University of Sheffield
- EMElizabeth Matisoo‐Smith
Uppsala University, Centre for Human Genetics, University of Auckland, Durham University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Allan Wilson Centre, University of Sheffield
Topics & keywords
- Domestication
- Wild boar
- Phylogeography
- Domestic pig
- Biology
- Mitochondrial DNA
- Ancient DNA
- Zoology
- Life below water