Prehistoric genomes reveal the genetic foundation and cost of horse domestication

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: Schubert, Michael, Marqués-Bonet, Tomàs, Orlando, Ludovic
• Other Authors: University of California, Danish Council for Independent Research, Danish National Research Foundation, European Commission, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), King Saud University, Lundbeck Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation, European Research Council, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) 2014
• Subjects: Ancient DNA; Horse domestication; Przewalski’s horse; Positive selection; Cost of domestication; Kya; Taymyr
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/115530; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1416991111; https://doi.org/10.13039/100005595; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001732; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100002383; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003554; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000781; https://doi.org/10.13039/100000008

Schubert, Michael et al. The domestication of the horse ∼5.5 kya and the emergence of mounted riding, chariotry, and cavalry dramatically transformed human civilization. However, the genetics underlying horse domestication are difficult to reconstruct, given the near extinction of wild horses. We th...