Worldwide phylogeography of wild boar reveals multiple centers of pig domestication.
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.
Larson
Greger
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Henry Wellcome Ancient Biomolecules Centre, University of Oxford, Department of Zoology, South Parks Road OX1 3PS, UK. greger.larson@zoo.ox.ac.uk
Dobney
Keith
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Albarella
Umberto
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Fang
Meiying
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Matisoo-Smith
Elizabeth
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Robins
Judith
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Lowden
Stewart
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Finlayson
Heather
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Brand
Tina
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Willerslev
Eske
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Rowley-Conwy
Peter
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Andersson
Leif
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Cooper
Alan
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D001208:Asia; D044362:Australasia; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D005060:Europe; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005843:Geography; D006239:Haplotypes; D007194:India; D008390:Markov Chains; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D013995:Time
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial