[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the origins and biology of domestic animals using ancient DNA and paleogenomics
GP McHugo, MJ Dover, DE MacHugh - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
Animal domestication has fascinated biologists since Charles Darwin first drew the parallel
between evolution via natural selection and human-mediated breeding of livestock and …
between evolution via natural selection and human-mediated breeding of livestock and …
Dual domestications and origin of traits in grapevine evolution
Y Dong, S Duan, Q Xia, Z Liang, X Dong, K Margaryan… - Science, 2023 - science.org
We elucidate grapevine evolution and domestication histories with 3525 cultivated and wild
accessions worldwide. In the Pleistocene, harsh climate drove the separation of wild grape …
accessions worldwide. In the Pleistocene, harsh climate drove the separation of wild grape …
[HTML][HTML] The Allen Ancient DNA Resource (AADR) a curated compendium of ancient human genomes
S Mallick, A Micco, M Mah, H Ringbauer, I Lazaridis… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
More than two hundred papers have reported genome-wide data from ancient humans.
While the raw data for the vast majority are fully publicly available testifying to the …
While the raw data for the vast majority are fully publicly available testifying to the …
Beyond broad strokes: sociocultural insights from the study of ancient genomes
In the field of human history, ancient DNA has provided answers to long-standing debates
about major movements of people and has begun to inform on other important facets of the …
about major movements of people and has begun to inform on other important facets of the …
Large-scale migration into Britain during the Middle to Late Bronze Age
Present-day people from England and Wales have more ancestry derived from early
European farmers (EEF) than did people of the Early Bronze Age 1. To understand this, here …
European farmers (EEF) than did people of the Early Bronze Age 1. To understand this, here …
[HTML][HTML] Palaeogenomics of upper palaeolithic to neolithic European hunter-gatherers
Modern humans have populated Europe for more than 45,000 years,. Our knowledge of the
genetic relatedness and structure of ancient hunter-gatherers is however limited, owing to …
genetic relatedness and structure of ancient hunter-gatherers is however limited, owing to …
[HTML][HTML] Accurate detection of identity-by-descent segments in human ancient DNA
Long DNA segments shared between two individuals, known as identity-by-descent (IBD),
reveal recent genealogical connections. Here we introduce ancIBD, a method for identifying …
reveal recent genealogical connections. Here we introduce ancIBD, a method for identifying …
[HTML][HTML] Population genomics of post-glacial western Eurasia
Western Eurasia witnessed several large-scale human migrations during the Holocene,,,–.
Here, to investigate the cross-continental effects of these migrations, we shotgun-sequenced …
Here, to investigate the cross-continental effects of these migrations, we shotgun-sequenced …
Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe
RP Evershed, G Davey Smith, M Roffet-Salque… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract In European and many African, Middle Eastern and southern Asian populations,
lactase persistence (LP) is the most strongly selected monogenic trait to have evolved over …
lactase persistence (LP) is the most strongly selected monogenic trait to have evolved over …
The genetic history of the Southern Arc: A bridge between West Asia and Europe
By sequencing 727 ancient individuals from the Southern Arc (Anatolia and its neighbors in
Southeastern Europe and West Asia) over 10,000 years, we contextualize its Chalcolithic …
Southeastern Europe and West Asia) over 10,000 years, we contextualize its Chalcolithic …