The first aurochs genome reveals the breeding history of British and European cattle

Ludovic Orlando

doi:10.1186/s13059-015-0793-z

The first aurochs genome reveals the breeding history of British and European cattle

Genome Biol. 2015 Oct 26:16:225. doi: 10.1186/s13059-015-0793-z.

Author

Ludovic Orlando^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, ØsterVoldgade 5-7, 1350K, Copenhagen, Denmark. lorlando@snm.ku.dk.
² Université de Toulouse, University Paul Sabatier (UPS), Laboratoire AMIS, CNRS UMR 5288, 37 Allées Jules Guesde, 31000, Toulouse, France. lorlando@snm.ku.dk.

Abstract

The first genome sequence of the extinct European wild aurochs reveals the genetic foundation of native British and Irish landraces of cattle.See related Research article: www.dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13059-015-0790-2.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Cattle / genetics*
Evolution, Molecular*