Ancient goat genomes reveal mosaic domestication in the Fertile Crescent

摘要: Current genetic data are equivocal as to whether goat domestication occurred multiple times or was a singular process. We generated genomic from 83 ancient goats (51 with genome-wide coverage) Paleolithic Medieval contexts throughout the Near East. Our findings demonstrate that divergent wild sources were domesticated in dispersed process resulted genetically and geographically distinct Neolithic populations, echoing contemporaneous human divergence across region. These early populations contributed differently modern Asia, Africa, Europe. also detect selection for pigmentation, stature, reproduction, milking, response dietary change, providing 8000-year-old evidence agency molding genome variation within partner species.