Ancient Mitogenomes Reveal the Domestication and Distribution of Cattle During the Longshan Culture Period in North China.

ABSTRACT: Cattle, as an important tool for agricultural production in ancient China, have a complex history of domestication and distribution in China. Although it is generally accepted that ancient Chinese taurine cattle originated from the Near East, the explanation regarding their spread through China and whether or not this spread was associated with native aurochs during ancient times are still unclear. In this study, we obtained three nearly complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) from bovine remains dating back ca. 4,000 years at the Taosi and Guchengzhai sites in North China. For the first time at the mitogenome level, phylogenetic analyses confirmed the approximately 4,000-year-old bovines from North China as taurine cattle. All ancient cattle from both sites belonged to the T3 haplogr

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8650136 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature