Nature Communications (Sep 2020)
Whole genome analysis of water buffalo and global cattle breeds highlights convergent signatures of domestication
- Prasun Dutta,
- Andrea Talenti,
- Rachel Young,
- Siddharth Jayaraman,
- Rebecca Callaby,
- Santosh Kumar Jadhav,
- Velu Dhanikachalam,
- Mayakannan Manikandan,
- Bhim B. Biswa,
- Wai Y. Low,
- John L. Williams,
- Elizabeth Cook,
- Phil Toye,
- Eileen Wall,
- Appolinaire Djikeng,
- Karen Marshall,
- Alan L. Archibald,
- Suresh Gokhale,
- Satish Kumar,
- David A. Hume,
- James G. D. Prendergast
Affiliations
- Prasun Dutta
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Andrea Talenti
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Rachel Young
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Siddharth Jayaraman
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Rebecca Callaby
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Santosh Kumar Jadhav
- BAIF Development Research Foundation, Central Research Station
- Velu Dhanikachalam
- BAIF Development Research Foundation, Central Research Station
- Mayakannan Manikandan
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Bhim B. Biswa
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Wai Y. Low
- Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide
- John L. Williams
- Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide
- Elizabeth Cook
- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- Phil Toye
- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- Eileen Wall
- Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
- Appolinaire Djikeng
- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health
- Karen Marshall
- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- Alan L. Archibald
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
- Suresh Gokhale
- BAIF Development Research Foundation, Central Research Station
- Satish Kumar
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
- David A. Hume
- Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute
- James G. D. Prendergast
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18550-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 13
Abstract
The comparative genomics of domesticated lineages can yield insights into the signatures of artificial selection. This study sequences 79 water buffalo genomes from 7 breeds and reveals examples of convergent domestication at the genetic level between water buffalo and cattle.
