Temporal fluctuation in North East Baltic Sea region cattle population revealed by mitochondrial and Y-chromosomal DNA analyses.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Marianna Niemi, Auli Bläuer, Terhi Iso-Touru, Janne Harjula, Veronica Nyström Edmark, Eve Rannamäe, Lembi Lõugas, Antti Sajantila, Kerstin Lidén, Jussi-Pekka Taavitsainen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; The ''Y''; North-Western Russia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123821; https://doaj.org/article/e863085401ec43bc964ea4fc76f45345

Ancient DNA analysis offers a way to detect changes in populations over time. To date, most studies of ancient cattle have focused on their domestication in prehistory, while only a limited number of studies have analysed later periods. Conversely, the genetic structure of modern cattle populations...