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Delsol N, Stucky BJ, Oswald JA, Cobb CR, Emery KF, Guralnick R. Ancient DNA confirms diverse origins of early post-Columbian cattle in the Americas. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12444. [PMID: 37528222 PMCID: PMC10394069 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39518-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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Before the arrival of Europeans, domestic cattle (Bos taurus) did not exist in the Americas, and most of our knowledge about how domestic bovines first arrived in the Western Hemisphere is based on historical documents. Sixteenth-century colonial accounts suggest that the first cattle were brought in small numbers from the southern Iberian Peninsula via the Canary archipelago to the Caribbean islands where they were bred locally and imported to other circum-Caribbean regions. Modern American heritage cattle genetics and limited ancient mtDNA data from archaeological colonial cattle suggest a more complex story of mixed ancestries from Europe and Africa. So far little information exists to understand the nature and timing of the arrival of these mixed-ancestry populations. In this study we combine ancient mitochondrial and nuclear DNA from a robust sample of some of the earliest archaeological specimens from Caribbean and Mesoamerican sites to clarify the origins and the dynamics of bovine introduction into the Americas. Our analyses support first arrival of cattle from diverse locales and potentially confirm the early arrival of African-sourced cattle in the Americas, followed by waves of later introductions from various sources over several centuries.
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- Nicolas Delsol
- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
- Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
- Biology Department, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, 89557, USA
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory, Ashland, OR, 97520, USA
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Ginja C, Gama LT, Cortés O, Burriel IM, Vega-Pla JL, Penedo C, Sponenberg P, Cañón J, Sanz A, do Egito AA, Alvarez LA, Giovambattista G, Agha S, Rogberg-Muñoz A, Lara MAC, Delgado JV, Martinez A. The genetic ancestry of American Creole cattle inferred from uniparental and autosomal genetic markers. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11486. [PMID: 31391486 PMCID: PMC6685949 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47636-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cattle imported from the Iberian Peninsula spread throughout America in the early years of discovery and colonization to originate Creole breeds, which adapted to a wide diversity of environments and later received influences from other origins, including zebu cattle in more recent years. We analyzed uniparental genetic markers and autosomal microsatellites in DNA samples from 114 cattle breeds distributed worldwide, including 40 Creole breeds representing the whole American continent, and samples from the Iberian Peninsula, British islands, Continental Europe, Africa and American zebu. We show that Creole breeds differ considerably from each other, and most have their own identity or group with others from neighboring regions. Results with mtDNA indicate that T1c-lineages are rare in Iberia but common in Africa and are well represented in Creoles from Brazil and Colombia, lending support to a direct African influence on Creoles. This is reinforced by the sharing of a unique Y-haplotype between cattle from Mozambique and Creoles from Argentina. Autosomal microsatellites indicate that Creoles occupy an intermediate position between African and European breeds, and some Creoles show a clear Iberian signature. Our results confirm the mixed ancestry of American Creole cattle and the role that African cattle have played in their development.
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- Catarina Ginja
- CIBIO/InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CIISA.Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Aplicada, Servicio de Cría Caballar de las Fuerzas Armadas, Córdoba, Spain
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- Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.,Animal Beeding Consulting S.L. Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) is the most common statistical framework used by scientists, including archaeologists. Owing to increasing dissatisfaction, however, Bayesian inference has become an alternative to these methods. In this article, we review the application of Bayesian statistics to archaeology. We begin with a simple example to demonstrate the differences in applying NHST and Bayesian inference to an archaeological problem. Next, we formally define NHST and Bayesian inference, provide a brief historical overview of their development, and discuss the advantages and limitations of each method. A review of Bayesian inference and archaeology follows, highlighting the applications of Bayesian methods to chronological, bioarchaeological, zooarchaeological, ceramic, lithic, and spatial analyses. We close by considering the future applications of Bayesian statistics to archaeological research.
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- Department of Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA;,
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Wangkumhang P, Wilantho A, Shaw PJ, Flori L, Moazami-Goudarzi K, Gautier M, Duangjinda M, Assawamakin A, Tongsima S. Genetic analysis of Thai cattle reveals a Southeast Asian indicine ancestry. PeerJ 2015; 3:e1318. [PMID: 26528405 PMCID: PMC4627918 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cattle commonly raised in Thailand have characteristics of Bos indicus (zebu). We do not know when or how cattle domestication in Thailand occurred, and so questions remain regarding their origins and relationships to other breeds. We obtained genome-wide SNP genotypic data of 28 bovine individuals sampled from four regions: North (Kho-Khaolampoon), Northeast (Kho-Isaan), Central (Kho-Lan) and South (Kho-Chon) Thailand. These regional varieties have distinctive traits suggestive of breed-like genetic variations. From these data, we confirmed that all four Thai varieties are Bos indicus and that they are distinct from other indicine breeds. Among these Thai cattle, a distinctive ancestry pattern is apparent, which is the purest within Kho-Chon individuals. This ancestral component is only present outside of Thailand among other indicine breeds in Southeast Asia. From this pattern, we conclude that a unique Bos indicus ancestor originated in Southeast Asia, and native Kho-Chon Thai cattle retain the signal of this ancestry with limited admixture of other bovine ancestors.
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- Pongsakorn Wangkumhang
- Genome Technology Research Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , Pathum Thani , Thailand
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- Genome Technology Research Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , Pathum Thani , Thailand
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- Medical Molecular Biology Research Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , Pathum Thani , Thailand
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- UMR INTERTRYP, CIRAD , Montpellier , France ; UMR 1313 GABI, INRA , Jouy-en-Josas , France
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- UMR CBGP (INRA/CIRAD/IRD/Supagro), INRA , Montferrier-sur-Lez , France
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University , Khon Kaen , Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University , Bangkok , Thailand
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- Genome Technology Research Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , Pathum Thani , Thailand
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Liu D, Wei Y, Guo Y. Complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid of Simmental and Qinghai local cattle breed (Bos taurus). Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2015; 27:4073-4074. [PMID: 25629493 DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.1003849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In this study, the complete mitochondrial DNA of the hybrid of Simmental and Qinghai local cattle breed was sequenced and analyzed. The total mitochondrial genome sequence is 16,339 bp in length including 1 control region (D-loop), 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 13 protein-coding genes. The description of all genes is similar to the typical mitochondrial genomes of cattle. All the protein-coding genes were located on the heavy strand (H strand) except for ND6. The COX3, ND3, and ND4 genes own incomplete stop codon.
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- Donghua Liu
- a Institute of Hexi Ecology and Oasis Agriculture, Hexi University , Zhangye , Gansu , China and
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- b Key Laboratory of Hexi Corridor Resourses Utilization of Gansu , Hexi University , Zhangye , Gansu , China
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- a Institute of Hexi Ecology and Oasis Agriculture, Hexi University , Zhangye , Gansu , China and
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McTavish EJ, Hillis DM. A Genomic Approach for Distinguishing between Recent and Ancient Admixture as Applied to Cattle. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 105:445-456. [PMID: 24510946 PMCID: PMC4048551 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esu001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Genomic data facilitate opportunities to track complex population histories of divergence and gene flow. We developed a metric, scaled block size (SBS), which uses the nonrecombined block size of introgressed regions of chromosomes to differentiate between recent and ancient types of admixture, and applied it to the reconstruction of admixture in cattle. Cattle are descendants of 2 independently domesticated lineages, taurine and indicine, which diverged more than 200 000 years ago. Several breeds have hybrid ancestry between these divergent lineages. Using 47 506 single-nucleotide polymorphisms, we analyzed the genomic architecture of the ancestry of 1369 individuals. We focused on 4 groups with admixed ancestry, including 2 anciently admixed African breeds (n = 58; n = 43), New World cattle of Spanish origin (n = 51), and known recent hybrids (n = 46). We estimated the ancestry of chromosomal regions for each individual and used the SBS metric to differentiate the timing of admixture among groups and among individuals within groups. By comparing SBS values of test individuals with standards with known recent hybrid ancestry, we were able to differentiate individuals of recent hybrid origin from other admixed cattle. We also estimated ancestry at the chromosomal scale. The X chromosome exhibits reduced indicine ancestry in recent hybrid, New World, and western African cattle, with virtually no evidence of indicine ancestry in New World cattle.
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- Emily Jane McTavish
- From the Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 (McTavish and Hillis); and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 (McTavish).
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- From the Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 (McTavish and Hillis); and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 (McTavish)
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