Ancient DNA of Guinea Pigs (Cavia spp.) Indicates a Probable New Center of Domestication and Pathways of Global Distribution.
Lord E, Collins C, deFrance S, LeFebvre MJ, Pigière F, Eeckhout P, Erauw C, Fitzpatrick SM, Healy PF, Martínez-Polanco MF, Garcia JL, Ramos Roca E, Delgado M, Sánchez Urriago A, Peña Léon GA, Toyne JM, Dahlstedt A, Moore KM, Laguer Diaz C, Zori C, Matisoo-Smith E.
Lord E, et al.
Sci Rep. 2020 Jun 1;10(1):8901. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-65784-6.
Sci Rep. 2020.
PMID: 32483316
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Our results indicate an independent centre of domestication of Cavia in the eastern Colombian Highlands. We identify a Peruvian origin for the initial introduction of domesticated guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) beyond South America into the Caribbean. ...
Our results indicate an independent centre of domestication of Cavia in the eastern Colombian Highlands. We identify a Peruvian origi …