Abstract
Domestication![Figure][1] Genomics traces ancient movements of domesticated goats. CREDIT: PHILIPUS/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO Little is known regarding the location and mode of the early domestication of animals such as goats for husbandry. To investigate the history of the goat, Daly et al. sequenced mitochondrial and nuclear sequences from ancient specimens ranging from hundreds to thousands of years in age. Multiple wild populations contributed to the origin of modern goats during the Neolithic. Over time, one mitochondrial type spread and became dominant worldwide. However, at the whole-genome level, modern goat populations are a mix of goats from different sources and provide evidence for a multilocus process of domestication in the Near East. Furthermore, the patterns described support the idea of multiple dispersal routes out of the Fertile Crescent region by domesticated animals and their human counterparts. Science , this issue p. [85][2] [1]: pending:yes [2]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aas9411
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