The Year of the Wisent

BMC Biology

Commentary

Johannes A. Lenstra¹  Jianquan Liu² 

[1] Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 104, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands;Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, 730000, Lanzhou, China;

关键词: Taurine;    Hybrid Origin;    Control Region Sequence;    European Bison;    Zebu Cattle;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12915-016-0329-3

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Delving into European prehistory, two recent studies analyze ancient DNA from bison species depicted by our ancestors on the walls of their caves. The DNA tells a story of migrations driven by climate change but leaves some mystery clouding the genetic descent and climate preference of the still-extant wisent, otherwise known as the European bison.See research articles:https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-016-0317-7http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13158

【 授权许可】

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© Lenstra. 2016