Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary

Dromedaries have been fundamental to the development of human societies in arid landscapes and for long-distance trade across hostile hot terrains for 3,000 y. Today they continue to be an important livestock resource in marginal agro-ecological zones. However, the history of dromedary domestication...

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Autores principales: Almathen, F., Charruau, P., Mohandesan, E., Mwacharo, Joram M., Orozco-terWengel, P., Pitt, D., Abdussamad, A.M., Uerpmann, M., Uerpmann, H.P., Cupere, B. de, Magee, P., Alnaqeeb, M.A., Salim, B., Raziq, A., Dessie, Tadelle, Abdelhadi, O.M., Banabazi, M.H., Al-Eknah, M., Walzer, C., Faye, B., Hofreiter, M., Peters, J., Hanotte, Olivier H., Burger, P.A.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73389
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author Almathen, F.
Charruau, P.
Mohandesan, E.
Mwacharo, Joram M.
Orozco-terWengel, P.
Pitt, D.
Abdussamad, A.M.
Uerpmann, M.
Uerpmann, H.P.
Cupere, B. de
Magee, P.
Alnaqeeb, M.A.
Salim, B.
Raziq, A.
Dessie, Tadelle
Abdelhadi, O.M.
Banabazi, M.H.
Al-Eknah, M.
Walzer, C.
Faye, B.
Hofreiter, M.
Peters, J.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Burger, P.A.
author_browse Abdelhadi, O.M.
Abdussamad, A.M.
Al-Eknah, M.
Almathen, F.
Alnaqeeb, M.A.
Banabazi, M.H.
Burger, P.A.
Charruau, P.
Cupere, B. de
Dessie, Tadelle
Faye, B.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Hofreiter, M.
Magee, P.
Mohandesan, E.
Mwacharo, Joram M.
Orozco-terWengel, P.
Peters, J.
Pitt, D.
Raziq, A.
Salim, B.
Uerpmann, H.P.
Uerpmann, M.
Walzer, C.
author_facet Almathen, F.
Charruau, P.
Mohandesan, E.
Mwacharo, Joram M.
Orozco-terWengel, P.
Pitt, D.
Abdussamad, A.M.
Uerpmann, M.
Uerpmann, H.P.
Cupere, B. de
Magee, P.
Alnaqeeb, M.A.
Salim, B.
Raziq, A.
Dessie, Tadelle
Abdelhadi, O.M.
Banabazi, M.H.
Al-Eknah, M.
Walzer, C.
Faye, B.
Hofreiter, M.
Peters, J.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Burger, P.A.
author_sort Almathen, F.
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description Dromedaries have been fundamental to the development of human societies in arid landscapes and for long-distance trade across hostile hot terrains for 3,000 y. Today they continue to be an important livestock resource in marginal agro-ecological zones. However, the history of dromedary domestication and the influence of ancient trading networks on their genetic structure have remained elusive. We combined ancient DNA sequences of wild and early-domesticated dromedary samples from arid regions with nuclear microsatellite and mitochondrial genotype information from 1,083 extant animals collected across the species’ range. We observe little phylogeographic signal in the modern population, indicative of extensive gene flow and virtually affecting all regions except East Africa, where dromedary populations have remained relatively isolated. In agreement with archaeological findings, we identify wild dromedaries from the southeast Arabian Peninsula among the founders of the domestic dromedary gene pool. Approximate Bayesian computations further support the “restocking from the wild” hypothesis, with an initial domestication followed by introgression from individuals from wild, now-extinct populations. Compared with other livestock, which show a long history of gene flow with their wild ancestors, we find a high initial diversity relative to the native distribution of the wild ancestor on the Arabian Peninsula and to the brief coexistence of early-domesticated and wild individuals. This study also demonstrates the potential to retrieve ancient DNA sequences from osseous remains excavated in hot and dry desert environments.
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spelling CGSpace733892025-01-27T15:00:52Z Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary Almathen, F. Charruau, P. Mohandesan, E. Mwacharo, Joram M. Orozco-terWengel, P. Pitt, D. Abdussamad, A.M. Uerpmann, M. Uerpmann, H.P. Cupere, B. de Magee, P. Alnaqeeb, M.A. Salim, B. Raziq, A. Dessie, Tadelle Abdelhadi, O.M. Banabazi, M.H. Al-Eknah, M. Walzer, C. Faye, B. Hofreiter, M. Peters, J. Hanotte, Olivier H. Burger, P.A. dna research livestock genetics camels Dromedaries have been fundamental to the development of human societies in arid landscapes and for long-distance trade across hostile hot terrains for 3,000 y. Today they continue to be an important livestock resource in marginal agro-ecological zones. However, the history of dromedary domestication and the influence of ancient trading networks on their genetic structure have remained elusive. We combined ancient DNA sequences of wild and early-domesticated dromedary samples from arid regions with nuclear microsatellite and mitochondrial genotype information from 1,083 extant animals collected across the species’ range. We observe little phylogeographic signal in the modern population, indicative of extensive gene flow and virtually affecting all regions except East Africa, where dromedary populations have remained relatively isolated. In agreement with archaeological findings, we identify wild dromedaries from the southeast Arabian Peninsula among the founders of the domestic dromedary gene pool. Approximate Bayesian computations further support the “restocking from the wild” hypothesis, with an initial domestication followed by introgression from individuals from wild, now-extinct populations. Compared with other livestock, which show a long history of gene flow with their wild ancestors, we find a high initial diversity relative to the native distribution of the wild ancestor on the Arabian Peninsula and to the brief coexistence of early-domesticated and wild individuals. This study also demonstrates the potential to retrieve ancient DNA sequences from osseous remains excavated in hot and dry desert environments. 2016-06-14 2016-05-12T15:57:17Z 2016-05-12T15:57:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73389 en Open Access National Academy of Sciences Almathen, F., Charruau, P., Mohandesan, E., Mwacharo, J.M., Orozco-terWengel, P., Pitt, D., Abdussamad, A.M., Uerpmann, M., Uerpmann, H-P., Cupere, B. de, Magee, P., Alnaqeeb, M.A., Salim, B., Raziq, A., Dessie, T., Abdelhadi, O.M., Banabazi, M.H., Al-Eknah, M., Walzer, C., Faye, B., Hofreiter, M., Peters, J., Hanotte, O. and Burger, P.A. 2016. Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 113(24):6707–6712.
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livestock
genetics
camels
Almathen, F.
Charruau, P.
Mohandesan, E.
Mwacharo, Joram M.
Orozco-terWengel, P.
Pitt, D.
Abdussamad, A.M.
Uerpmann, M.
Uerpmann, H.P.
Cupere, B. de
Magee, P.
Alnaqeeb, M.A.
Salim, B.
Raziq, A.
Dessie, Tadelle
Abdelhadi, O.M.
Banabazi, M.H.
Al-Eknah, M.
Walzer, C.
Faye, B.
Hofreiter, M.
Peters, J.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Burger, P.A.
Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary
title Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary
title_full Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary
title_fullStr Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary
title_full_unstemmed Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary
title_short Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary
title_sort ancient and modern dna reveal dynamics of domestication and cross continental dispersal of the dromedary
topic dna
research
livestock
genetics
camels
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73389
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