The genetic legacy of the wild ancestors of modern cattle

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Linderholm, Anna
• 署名单位: Stockholm University; Swedish Museum of Natural History
• 刊物名称: Nature
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0028-6789
• DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-03395-1
• 发表日期: 2024-12-05
• 页码: 43-45
• 关键词: la matilde formation; santa-cruz province; giant tadpole; anuran; frog; EVOLUTION; amphibia; mechanism; genus

摘要

Analyses of ancient DNA from aurochs - large, wild cattle that co-existed with humans for millennia - reveals how early humans tamed these beasts and bred them with domesticated cattle for strength and resilience.