Was chicken domesticated in northern China? New evidence from mitochondrial genomes

Huang, Xunhe; Wu, Yuling; Miao, Yongwang; Peng, Min‐Sheng; Chen, Xing; He, Danlin; Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon; Du, Bin; Li, Xianyao; Weng, Zhuoxian; Jin, Sihua; Song, Jiao-Jiao; Wang, Ming-Shan; Chen, Jiebo; Li, Weina; Otecko, Newton O.; Zhao, Geng; Qu, Xueping; Wu, Yanping; Yang, Xiurong; Jin, Jing; Han, Jianlin; Fang, Zhong; Zhang, Xiquan; Zhang, Yaping

doi:10.1016/j.scib.2017.12.004

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“…This finding is in accordance with the results of Huang et al. ( 2018 a). A neighbor-joining network did not indicate BBC-specific haplogroups or major haplotypes.…”

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confidence: 94%

“… 2017 ), and other regions in China (Huang et al. 2018 b), BBCs maintained a high level of genetic diversity. In particular, genetic diversity of BBCs from Southwest China was higher than diversity estimates for chickens from other regions, whereas BBCs from East China showed the lowest diversity.…”

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confidence: 95%

“… 2017 ), including chicken C1 (Huang et al. 2018 a) and haplogroup D (Herrera et al. 2017 ; Zhang et al.…”

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confidence: 99%

“… 2017 ; Huang et al. 2018 a). Consequently, the patterns of genetic diversity and population history of BBCs, including the degree of similarity in demographic trajectories among breeds endemic to different regions, remain unclear.…”

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Mitochondrial DNA diversity and demographic history of Black-boned chickens in China

Huang

Weng

et al. 2021

Mitochondrial DNA Part B

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Black-boned chickens (Gallus domesticus, herein abbreviated BBCs) are well known for their unique appearance and medicinal properties and have a long breeding history in China. However, the genetic diversity and demographic history of BBCs remain unclear. In this study, we analyzed 844 mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences, including 346 de novo sequences and 498 previously published sequences from 20 BBC breeds. We detected a generally high level of genetic diversity among the BBCs, with average haplotype and nucleotide diversities of 0.917 ± 0.0049 and 0.01422, respectively. Nucleotide diversity was highest in populations from Southwest China (0.01549 ± 0.00026), particularly in Yunnan Province (0.01624 ± 0.00025). Significant genetic divergence was detected between most breeds, particularly between Yunnan chickens and those from all other provinces. Haplogroups F and G had the highest levels of genetic diversity and were restricted to Southwest China, particularly Yunnan Province. Based on neutrality tests and mismatch distribution analyses, we did not obtain evidence for rapid population expansions and observed similar demographic histories in BBCs and local non-BBCs. Our results suggest that Chinese BBCs have complex breeding histories and may be selected in situ from local domestic chickens. These results improve our understanding of the genetic heritage and breeding histories of these desirable chickens.

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“…This finding is in accordance with the results of Huang et al. ( 2018 a). A neighbor-joining network did not indicate BBC-specific haplogroups or major haplotypes.…”

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confidence: 95%

“… 2017 ), including chicken C1 (Huang et al. 2018 a) and haplogroup D (Herrera et al. 2017 ; Zhang et al.…”

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Mitochondrial DNA diversity and demographic history of Black-boned chickens in China

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Weng

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Mitochondrial DNA Part B

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“…In addition, several lines of evidence including an assessment of associated wild mammalian faunas and high resolution climate and precipitation records from temperate Holocene East Asia suggested that the (sub-)tropical forest habitat conducive to thermophilic red junglefowl did not extend into Northern China during the mid-Holocene climatic optimum (Peters et al 2016). Lastly, multiple studies of modern domestic chickens have suggested that red junglefowl from peninsular Southeast Asia are the likely initial population from which domestic chickens were derived, and a recent genetic study of complete mitochondrial genomes has cast doubt on the likelihood that chickens were domesticated in Northern China (Huang et al 2018). Future archaeological and genomic studies of modern and ancient chickens are necessary to reveal not only the spatial and temporal pattern of chicken domestication, but also the process which led to the close association between chickens and people.…”

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Paleogenomics of Animal Domestication

Irving-Pease

Ryan

Jamieson

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Population Genomics

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Starting with dogs, over 15,000 years ago, the domestication of animals has been central in the development of modern societies. Because of its importance for a range of disciplinesincluding archaeology, biology, and the humanities-domestication has been studied extensively. This chapter reviews how the field of paleogenomics, has, and will continue to, revolutionise our understanding of animal domestication. We discuss how the recovery of ancient DNA from archaeological remains is allowing researchers to overcome inherent shortcomings arising from the analysis of modern DNA alone. In particular, we show how DNA, extracted from ancient substrates, has proven to be a crucial source of information to reconstruct the geographic and temporal origin of domestic species. We also discuss how ancient DNA is being used by geneticists and archaeologists to directly observe evolutionary changes linked to artificial and natural selection to generate a richer understanding of this fascinating process.

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Molecular Phylogeographic Analyses Provide a New Perspective on the Evolutionary Origin and History of Japanese Native Chickens

Yonezawa

2024

Evolutionary Studies

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Was chicken domesticated in northern China? New evidence from mitochondrial genomes

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Mitochondrial DNA diversity and demographic history of Black-boned chickens in China

Mitochondrial DNA diversity and demographic history of Black-boned chickens in China

Paleogenomics of Animal Domestication

Molecular Phylogeographic Analyses Provide a New Perspective on the Evolutionary Origin and History of Japanese Native Chickens

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