The rise of rideable horses Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability
成果类型：
Editorial Material
署名作者：
Frantz, Laurent
署名单位：
University of Munich; University of London; Queen Mary University London
刊物名称：
SCIENCE
ISSN/ISSBN：
0036-12572
DOI：
10.1126/science.aea6151
发表日期：
2025-08-28
页码：
874-875
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摘要：
Although horses have played a transformative role in the recent evolution of humans, altering communication, transportation, farming, and warfare, their domestication occurred unexpectedly late, only around 4500 years ago-more than 5000 years after the domestication of pigs, goats, cattle, and sheep. On page 925 of this issue, Liu et al. (1) report using a combination of ancient DNA analysis and experimental work with mouse models to provide new evidence of the biological changes that transformed wild horses into rideable animals, unlocking immense possibilities for societal and cultural change.