Archaeogenetic analysis of Neolithic sheep from Anatolia suggests a complex demographic history since domestication.
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Commun Biol. 2021 Nov 12;4(1):1279. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02794-8.
Commun Biol. 2021.
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Here we analyzed nuclear polymorphism and mitochondrial data (mtDNA) from ancient central and west Anatolian sheep dating from Epipaleolithic to late Neolithic, comparatively with modern-day breeds and central Asian Neolithic/Bronze Age sheep (OBI). Analyzing ancient nucle …
Here we analyzed nuclear polymorphism and mitochondrial data (mtDNA) from ancient central and west Anatolian sheep dating from Epipaleolithi …