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Nov 1, 2022 · To refine the site(s) of cat domestication, over 1000 random-bred cats of primarily Eurasian descent were genotyped for single-nucleotide variants and short tandem repeats.
Nov 1, 2022 · To genetically assess wildcats, feral domestic, and fancy-breed domestic cat relationships, a phylogenetic study was conducted with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences of 2604 base pairs from ND5 and ND6, and 36 short tandem repeats (STR) genotypes (Driscoll et al. 2007 ).
- 10.1038/s41437-022-00568-4
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- Heredity (Edinb). 2022 Dec; 129(6): 346-355.
The cat population heterozygosity decreased as genetic distance from the proposed cat progenitor’s (F.s. lybica) natural habitat increased. Domestic cat origins are focused in the eastern Mediterranean Basin, spreading to nearby islands, and southernly via the Levantine coast into the Nile Valley.
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Nov 1, 2022 · Cat domestication likely initiated as a symbiotic relationship between wildcats (Felis silvestris subspecies) and the peoples of developing agrarian societies in the Fertile Crescent.
Nov 1, 2022 · AbstractCat domestication likely initiated as a symbiotic relationship between wildcats (Felis silvestris subspecies) and the peoples of developing agrari...
Cat domestication likely initiated as a symbiotic relationship between wildcats (Felis silvestris subspecies) and the peoples of developing agrarian societies in the Fertile Crescent. As humans transitioned from hunter-gatherers to farmers ~12,000 years ago, bold wi...
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Nov 1, 2022 · A genetic assessment of 979 domestic cats and their wild progenitors revealed that cats were domesticated in the Near East, probably coincident with agricultural village development in the Fertile Crescent.