Following the hidden footsteps of past human migrations via the goat genome

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the genetic diversity and the degree of introgression of foreign alleles into autochthonous goat genomes following putative land and maritime routes of human migrations. Genotypic data from sixteen populations were analysed for diversity statistics and admixture. Results show genetic fingerprints of old gene flow that could be related to past human expansions for explorations, raids or demographic reasons. In addition, this study could add missing pieces to indirectly recreate historically and still uncertain human land and maritime routes.

Published in

Title: Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP)
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers

Conference

12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), July 3-8, 2022, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

SLU Authors

• Johansson, Anna Maria

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Animal and Dairy Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_213
• eISBN: 978-90-8686-940-4

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/139232