Worldwide phylogeography of wild boar reveals multiple centres of pig domestication

Larson, G.; Dobney, K.; Albarella, U.; Fang, M.; Matisoo-Smith, E.; Robins, J.; Lowden, S.; Finlayson, H.; Brand, T.; Willerslev, E.; Rowley-Conwy, P.; Andersson, L.; Cooper, A.

Abstract

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences from 686 wild and domestic pig specimens place the origin of wild boar in island Southeast Asia (ISEA), where they dispersed across Eurasia. Previous morphological and genetic evidence suggested pig domestication took place in a limited number of locations (principally the Near East and Far East). In contrast, new genetic data reveal multiple centers of domestication across Eurasia and that European, rather than Near Eastern, wild boar are the principal source of modern European domestic pigs.

Citation

Larson, G., Dobney, K., Albarella, U., Fang, M., Matisoo-Smith, E., Robins, J., …Cooper, A. (2005). Worldwide phylogeography of wild boar reveals multiple centres of pig domestication. Science, 307(5715), 1618-1621. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1106927

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2005
• Deposit Date: Apr 6, 2009
• Journal: Science
• Print ISSN: 0036-8075
• Electronic ISSN: 1095-9203
• Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 307
• Issue: 5715
• Pages: 1618-1621
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1106927
• Keywords: Pigs domestication, Ancient DNA.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1572125