The origin of domestication genes in goats
172 Citations•2020•
Zhuqing Zheng, Xihong Wang, Ming Li
The genomes of worldwide domestic goats, wild caprid species, and historical remains are analyzed, providing evidence of an ancient introgression event from a West Caucasian tur-like species to the ancestor of domestic goats.
Abstract
<jats:p>Goat domestication selection mainly focused on immune and neural genes and involved both standing and introgressed variation.</jats:p>