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Variación del color del pelaje al comienzo de la domesticación del caballo
Arne Ludwig1, Melanie Pruvost, Monika Reissmann
1Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, 10252 Berlin, Germany. ludwig@izw-berlin.de
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|April 25, 2009
Resumen
La domesticación del caballo, crucial para las sociedades humanas, probablemente comenzó alrededor del tercer milenio aC. El análisis del ADN antiguo revela que la variación del color del pelaje surgió simultáneamente, lo que influyó en la línea de tiempo de la domesticación del caballo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Análisis de ADN antiguo Análisis de ADN antiguo.
- Arqueogenética La arqueogenética.
- La domesticación de los animales es la domesticación de los animales.
Sus antecedentes:
- La domesticación de animales fue vital para el desarrollo de la sociedad humana.
- Los caballos tuvieron un impacto significativo en la guerra, el transporte y las comunicaciones.
- Comprender la línea de tiempo de la domesticación del caballo es clave para la historia de la humanidad.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para determinar el momento y la ubicación de la domesticación del caballo.
- Para investigar el papel de la genética de la coloración del pelaje en la domesticación.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de ADN antiguo de restos de caballos.
- Dirigirse a los genes nucleares asociados con la coloración del pelaje.
Principales resultados:
- La variación del color del pelaje en los caballos comenzó alrededor del tercer milenio aC.
- Es poco probable que la domesticación del caballo haya sido sustancialmente anterior a esta variación.
Conclusiones:
- La domesticación del caballo probablemente ocurrió alrededor del tercer milenio aC.
- El surgimiento de la variación del color del pelaje jugó un papel en el proceso de domesticación.
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