TY  - JOUR
A1  - Xiang, Hai
A1  - Gao, Jianqiang
A1  - Cai, Dawei
A1  - Luo, Yunbing
A1  - Yu, Baoquan
A1  - Liu, Langqing
A1  - Liu, Ranran
A1  - Zhou, Hui
A1  - Chen, Xiaoyong
A1  - Dun, Weitao
A1  - Wang, Xi
A1  - Hofreiter, Michael
A1  - Zhao, Xingbo
T1  - Origin and dispersal of early domestic pigs in northern China
T2  - Scientific reports
N2  - It is widely accepted that modern pigs were domesticated independently at least twice, and Chinese native pigs are deemed as direct descendants of the first domesticated pigs in the corresponding domestication centers. By analyzing mitochondrial DNA sequences of an extensive sample set spanning 10,000 years, we find that the earliest pigs from the middle Yellow River region already carried the maternal lineages that are dominant in both younger archaeological populations and modern Chinese pigs. Our data set also supports early Neolithic pig utilization and a long-term in situ origin for northeastern Chinese pigs during 8,000-3,500 BP, suggesting a possibly independent domestication in northeast China. Additionally, we observe a genetic replacement in ancient northeast Chinese pigs since 3,500 BP. The results not only provide increasing evidence for pig origin in the middle Yellow River region but also depict an outline for the process of early pig domestication in northeast China.
Y1  - 2017
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/46446
SN  - 2045-2322
VL  - 7
PB  - Nature Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  -