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The Domestication Makeup: Evolution, Survival, and Challenges

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Ahmad, Hafiz Ishfaq, Ahmad, Muhammad Jamil, Jabbir, Farwa, Ahmar, Sunny, Ahmad, Nisar, Elokil, Abdelmotaleb A., Chen, Jinping·2020·Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

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Animal domestication is considered a complex and multistage process that altered phenotypically and physiologically the domesticates relative to their wild ancestors. Domestication has been the focus of several studies from different specialties. Studying when, where, and how domestication happened is essential to understand the origins of civilizations and the evolution of domesticated species. The development of both humans and domestic animals is hard to magnify, and the genetic variations that occurred during the early animal domestication process remain vague. Once domestication occurred, several events as gene flow and selective pressures occurred, leading to genomic and phenotypic alterations. In this review, we discuss the current knowledge about the spatiotemporal outlines of domestication and debates surrounding the intent, speed, and evolutionary landscapes of this event. We also focus on the core challenges for future research. In conclusion, we argue that although the current growth has been remarkable, the next era will produce even more significant insights into not only how domestication occurred but also where and when it did so.

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  • The genetics of domestication are relatively well understood for livestock.

    “However, domestication is a long and difficult process, but the genetics of domestication are relatively well understood for livestock143–148.”

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    The “Genomics and the Domestication Process” section (page unavailable) describes identified candidate genes and genomic loci in domestic animals, supporting some knowledge of domestication genetics. But “Challenges and Prospects” (page unavailable) says many questions remain and that, apart from coat-colour genes, no genes had been associated with the early stages of animal domestication. The claim overstates how well understood livestock domestication genetics are. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  1. Driscoll, C. A., Macdonald, D. W., and O'brien, S. J. (2009). From wild animals to domestic pets, an evolutionary view of domestication. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.
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Ahmad, H. I., Ahmad, M. J., Jabbir, F., Ahmar, S., Ahmad, N., Elokil, A. A., & Chen, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (PK)
  • Huazhong Agricultural University (CN)
  • University of Sargodha (PK)
  • Benha University (EG)
Corresponding author
Chen, Jinping
Venue
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Published
2020-05-08
Volume
8
ISSN
2296-701X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3021594291
Cited by
98
References
260
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 15 · 2020: 2
FWCI
3.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Greater South Information System
Funders
Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology (2019-GDASYL-0103059 and 2018GDASCX-0107)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Keywords
animal domestication, selection pressure, gene flow, domestication syndrome, human-animal coevolution, origins of civilization

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