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Evolution and Legacy of East Asian Aurochs

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Hou, Jiawen, Guan, Xiwen, Xia, Xiaoting, Lyu, Yang, Liu, Xin, Mazei, Yuri, Xie, Ping, Chang, Fengqin +19 more·2024·Science Bulletin

Abstract

Aurochs (Bos primigenius), once widely distributed in Afro-Eurasia, became extinct in the early 1600 s. However, their phylogeography and relative contributions to domestic cattle remain unknown. In this study, we analyzed 16 genomes of ancient aurochs and three mitogenomes of ancient bison (Bison priscus) excavated in East Asia, dating from 43,000 to 3,590 years ago. These newly generated data with previously published genomic information on aurochs as well as ancient/extant domestic cattle worldwide through genome analysis. Our findings revealed significant genetic divergence between East Asian aurochs and their European, Near Eastern, and African counterparts on the basis of both mitochondrial and nuclear genomic data. Furthermore, we identified evidence of gene flow from East Asian aurochs into ancient and present-day taurine cattle, suggesting their potential role in facilitating the environmental adaptation of domestic cattle.

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Hou, J., Guan, X., Xia, X., Lyu, Y., Liu, X., Mazei, Y., Xie, P., Chang, F., Zhang, X., Chen, J., Li, X., Zhang, F., Jin, L., Luo, X., Sinding, M.-H. S., Sun, X., Achilli, A., Migliore, N. R., Zhang, D., Lenstra, J. A., Han, J., Fu, Q., Liu, X., Zhang, X., Chen, N., Lei, C., & Zhang, H.
Affiliations
  • Kunming Institute of Zoology (CN)
  • Northwest A&F University (CN)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • Shenzhen MSU-BIT University (CN)
  • Yunnan University (CN)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • University of Pavia (IT)
  • Lanzhou University (CN)
  • Utrecht University (NL)
  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Venue
Science Bulletin
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-11
Volume
69
Issue
21
Pages
3425-3433
ISSN
2095-9273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4402628549
Cited by
22
References
57
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 1
FWCI
5.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • 中国科学通报:英文版 (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (41820104008, U23A20161, T2222030, U2202207, 32102523)
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China
  • Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System (CARS-37)
  • Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (2452021153)
  • Agriculture Research System of China
  • Northwest A and F University
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
Keywords
aurochs, Bos primigenius, Bison priscus, cattle, taurine cattle, phylogeography, genetic divergence, gene flow, environmental adaptation, ancient genomes, mitochondrial genome
MeSH terms
Animals, Cattle, Biological Evolution, Asia, Eastern, Phylogeny, Ruminants, Genetic Variation, Evolution, Molecular, Gene Flow, Extinction, Biological, Genome, Mitochondrial, Phylogeography

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