The evolutionary origin and genetic makeup of domestic horses

Pablo Librado Sanz; Antoine Alphonse Fages; Charleen Gaunitz; Michela Leonardi; Stefanie Wagner; Naveed Khan; Kristian Ebbesen Hanghøj; Saleh A. Alquraishi; Ahmed H. Alfarhan; Khaled A. Al-Rasheid; Clio Der Sarkissian; Mikkel Schubert; Ludovic Antoine Alexandre Orlando

doi:10.1534/genetics.116.194860

The evolutionary origin and genetic makeup of domestic horses

Pablo Librado Sanz, Antoine Alphonse Fages, Charleen Gaunitz, Michela Leonardi, Stefanie Wagner, Naveed Khan, Kristian Ebbesen Hanghøj, Saleh A. Alquraishi, Ahmed H. Alfarhan, Khaled A. Al-Rasheid, Clio Der Sarkissian, Mikkel Schubert, Ludovic Antoine Alexandre Orlando

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Abstract

The horse was domesticated only 5.5 KYA, thousands of years after dogs, cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats. The horse nonetheless represents the domestic animal that most impacted human history; providing us with rapid transportation, which has considerably changed the speed and magnitude of the circulation of goods and people, as well as their cultures and diseases. By revolutionizing warfare and agriculture, horses also deeply influenced the politico-economic trajectory of human societies. Reciprocally, human activities have circled back on the recent evolution of the horse, by creating hundreds of domestic breeds through selective programs, while leading all wild populations to near extinction. Despite being tightly associated with humans, several aspects in the evolution of the domestic horse remain controversial. Here, we review recent advances in comparative genomics and paleogenomics that helped advance our understanding of the genetic foundation of domestic horses.

Original language	English
Journal	Genetics
Volume	204
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	423-434
Number of pages	12
ISSN	0016-6731
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.116.194860
Publication status	Published - Oct 2016

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