Revealing the history of sheep domestication using retrovirus integrations

Chessa, B.; Pereira, F.; Arnaud, F.; Amorim, A.; Goyache, F.; Mainland, I.; Kao, R. R.; Pemberton, J. M.; Beraldi, D.; Stear, M.; Alberti, A.; Pittau, M.; Lannuzzi, L.; Banabazi, M. H.; Kazwala, R.; Zhang, Y. P.; Arranz, J. J.; Ali, B. A.; Wang, Z.; Uzun, M.; Dione, M.; Olsaker, I.; Holm, L. E.; Saarma, U.; Ahmad, S.; Marzanov, N.; Eythorsdottir, E.; Holland, M. J.; Ajmone-Marsan, P.; Bruford, M. W.; Kantanen, J.; Spencer, T. E.; Palmarini, M.

dc.creator	Chessa, B.
dc.creator	Pereira, F.
dc.creator	Arnaud, F.
dc.creator	Amorim, A.
dc.creator	Goyache, F.
dc.creator	Mainland, I.
dc.creator	Kao, R. R.
dc.creator	Pemberton, J. M.
dc.creator	Beraldi, D.
dc.creator	Stear, M.
dc.creator	Alberti, A.
dc.creator	Pittau, M.
dc.creator	Lannuzzi, L.
dc.creator	Banabazi, M. H.
dc.creator	Kazwala, R.
dc.creator	Zhang, Y. P.
dc.creator	Arranz, J. J.
dc.creator	Ali, B. A.
dc.creator	Wang, Z.
dc.creator	Uzun, M.
dc.creator	Dione, M.
dc.creator	Olsaker, I.
dc.creator	Holm, L. E.
dc.creator	Saarma, U.
dc.creator	Ahmad, S.
dc.creator	Marzanov, N.
dc.creator	Eythorsdottir, E.
dc.creator	Holland, M. J.
dc.creator	Ajmone-Marsan, P.
dc.creator	Bruford, M. W.
dc.creator	Kantanen, J.
dc.creator	Spencer, T. E.
dc.creator	Palmarini, M.
dc.date	2017-06-24T07:13:19Z
dc.date	2017-06-24T07:13:19Z
dc.date	2009-04-24
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:51:17Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:51:17Z
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1694
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91212
dc.description	Science. Author manuscript 2009, Vol. 324(5926): 532–536.
dc.description	The domestication of livestock represented a crucial step in human history. By using endogenous retroviruses as genetic markers, we found that sheep differentiated on the basis of their “retrotype” and morphological traits, dispersed across Eurasia and Africa via separate migratory episodes. Relicts of the first migrations include the Mouflon, as well as breeds previously recognized as “primitive” on the basis of their morphology, such as the Orkney, Soay and the Nordic short-tailed sheep now confined to the periphery of NW Europe. A later migratory episode, involving sheep with improved production traits, shaped the vast majority of present-day breeds. The ability to differentiate genetically primitive sheep from more modern breeds provides valuable insights into the history of sheep domestication.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.subject	Genetic markers
dc.subject	Retrotype
dc.subject	Morphological traits
dc.subject	Differentiate genetically primitive
dc.subject	Sheep and goat
dc.subject	Domestication of livestock
dc.title	Revealing the history of sheep domestication using retrovirus integrations
dc.type	Article