Paternal origins and migratory episodes of domestic sheep

dc.creatorJuan Deng
dc.creatorXing-Long Xie
dc.creatorDong-Feng Wang
dc.creatorChao Zhao
dc.creatorFeng-Hua Lv
dc.creatorXin Li
dc.creatorJi Yang
dc.creatorJia-Lin Yu
dc.creatorMin Shen
dc.creatorLei Gao
dc.creatorJing-Quan Yang
dc.creatorMing-Jun Liu
dc.creatorWen-Rong Li
dc.creatorYu-Tao Wang
dc.creatorFeng Wang
dc.creatorJin-Quan Li
dc.creatorEer Hehua
dc.creatorYong-Gang Liu
dc.creatorZhi-Qiang Shen
dc.creatorYan-Ling Ren
dc.creatorGuang-Jian Liu
dc.creatorZe-Hui Chen
dc.creatorGorkhali, N.A.
dc.creatorRushdi, H.E.
dc.creatorSalehian-Dehkordi, H.
dc.creatorEsmailizadeh, A.
dc.creatorNosrati, M.
dc.creatorPaiva, S.R.
dc.creatorCaetano, A.R.
dc.creatorStepanek, O.
dc.creatorOlsaker, I.
dc.creatorWeimann, C.
dc.creatorErhardt, G.
dc.creatorCurik, I.
dc.creatorKantanen, J.
dc.creatorMwacharo, Joram M.
dc.creatorHanotte, Olivier H.
dc.creatorBruford, M.W.
dc.creatorCiani, E.
dc.creatorPeriasamy, K.
dc.creatorAmills, M.
dc.creatorLenstra, J.A.
dc.creatorHan Jianlin
dc.creatorHong-Ping Zhang
dc.creatorLi Li
dc.creatorMeng-Hua Li
dc.date2020-10
dc.date2020-12-27T14:21:58Z
dc.date2020-12-27T14:21:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:16:02Z
dc.descriptionThe domestication and subsequent global dispersal of livestock are crucial events in human history, but the migratory episodes during the history of livestock remain poorly documented [1-3]. Here, we first developed a set of 493 novel ovine SNPs of the male-specific region of Y chromosome (MSY) by genome mapping. We then conducted a comprehensive genomic analysis of Y chromosome, mitochondrial DNA, and whole-genome sequence variations in a large number of 595 rams representing 118 domestic populations across the world. We detected four different paternal lineages of domestic sheep and resolved, at the global level, their paternal origins and differentiation. In Northern European breeds, several of which have retained primitive traits (e.g., a small body size and short or thin tails), and fat-tailed sheep, we found an overrepresentation of MSY lineages y-HC and y-HB, respectively. Using an approximate Bayesian computation approach, we reconstruct the demographic expansions associated with the segregation of primitive and fat-tailed phenotypes. These results together with archaeological evidence and historical data suggested the first expansion of early domestic hair sheep and the later expansion of fat-tailed sheep occurred ∼11,800-9,000 years BP and ∼5,300-1,700 years BP, respectively. These findings provide important insights into the history of migration and pastoralism of sheep across the Old World, which was associated with different breeding goals during the Neolithic agricultural revolution.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110639
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/147197
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceJuan Deng, Xing-Long Xie, Dong-Feng Wang, Chao Zhao, Feng-Hua Lv, Xin Li, Ji Yang, Jia-Lin Yu, Min Shen, Lei Gao, Jing-Quan Yang, Ming-Jun Liu, Wen-Rong Li, Yu-Tao Wang, Feng Wang, Jin-Quan Li, EEr Hehua, Yong-Gang Liu, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Yan-Ling Ren, Guang-Jian Liu, Ze-Hui Chen, Gorkhali, N.A., Rushdi, H.E., Salehian-Dehkordi, H., Esmailizadeh, A., Nosrati, M., Paiva, S.R., Caetano, A.R., Stepanek, O., Olsaker, I., Weimann, C., Erhardt, G., Curik, I., Kantanen, J., Mwacharo, J.M., Hanotte, O., Bruford, M.W., Ciani, E., Periasamy, K., Amills, M., Lenstra, J.A., Jian-Lin Han, Hong-PZhang, Li Li and Meng-Hua Li. 2020. Paternal origins and migratory episodes of domestic sheep. Current Biology 30(20):4085-4095.
dc.subjectsheep
dc.subjectsmall ruminants
dc.subjectanimal breeding
dc.titlePaternal origins and migratory episodes of domestic sheep
dc.typeJournal Article

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