Cited by 28Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesForensic and Genetic ResearchGenetic diversity and population structure

Genetics and Domestication: Important Questions for New Answers

Larson, Greger·2011·Current Anthropology

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The recent ability to extract genetic data from archaeological remains of wild and domestic animals has opened up a new window onto the history and process of domestication. This article summarizes the impact of that new perspective derived from both modern and ancient DNA and presents a discussion of the validity of both the methods and conclusions. In general I address the use of post hoc conclusions and the lack of starting hypotheses to inform what we know about domestication from a genetics perspective. I use three case examples (dogs, goats, and pigs) to exemplify fundamental aspects of the genetic data we still do not understand before specifically commenting on the use of molecular clocks to date domestication and the necessity of thinking about domestication as a process. I conclude on a positive note with a brief discussion about the future relationship between genetics and domestication.

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Authors
Larson, G.
Corresponding author
Larson, Greger
Venue
Current Anthropology
Published
2011-10
Volume
52
Issue
S4
Pages
S485-S495
ISSN
  • 0011-3204 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5382
OpenAlex
W1606491640
Cited by
28
References
39
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
FWCI
2.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Current Anthropology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
Keywords
animal domestication, ancient DNA, dogs, goats, pigs, molecular clock, archaeological finds

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