The local origin of the Tibetan pig and additional insights into the origin of Asian pigs |
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Authors: | Yang Shuli Zhang Hao Mao Huaming Yan Dawei Lu Shaoxiong Lian Linsheng Zhao Guiying Yan Yulin Deng Weidong Shi Xianwei Han Shuxin Li Shuai Wang Xiujuan Gou Xiao |
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Institution: | College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China. |
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Abstract: | BackgroundThe domestic pig currently indigenous to the Tibetan highlands is supposed to have been introduced during a continuous period of colonization by the ancestors of modern Tibetans. However, there is no direct genetic evidence of either the local origin or exotic migration of the Tibetan pig.Methods and FindingsWe analyzed mtDNA hypervariable segment I (HVI) variation of 218 individuals from seven Tibetan pig populations and 1,737 reported mtDNA sequences from domestic pigs and wild boars across Asia. The Bayesian consensus tree revealed a main haplogroup M and twelve minor haplogroups, which suggested a large number of small scale in situ domestication episodes. In particular, haplogroups D1 and D6 represented two highly divergent lineages in the Tibetan highlands and Island Southeastern Asia, respectively. Network analysis of haplogroup M further revealed one main subhaplogroup M1 and two minor subhaplogroups M2 and M3. Intriguingly, M2 was mainly distributed in Southeastern Asia, suggesting for a local origin. Similar with haplogroup D6, M3 was mainly restricted in Island Southeastern Asia. This pattern suggested that Island Southeastern Asia, but not Southeastern Asia, might be the center of domestication of the so-called Pacific clade (M3 and D6 here) described in previous studies. Diversity gradient analysis of major subhaplogroup M1 suggested three local origins in Southeastern Asia, the middle and downstream regions of the Yangtze River, and the Tibetan highlands, respectively.ConclusionsWe identified two new origin centers for domestic pigs in the Tibetan highlands and in the Island Southeastern Asian region. |
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