Science news articles about 'domestication of the horse'
... the pivotal role horses have played in the history of human societies, the process of their domestication is not well understood. In a new study, scientists have unraveled the mystery of the domestication of the horse ...
... earliest domesticators of horses preferred their steeds colorful instead of color dull, according to a new study that determined breeding by humans caused horses to produce a veritable paint book of coat ...
... . Professor Hofreiter said: "Unlike modern female domestic horses where there is plenty of diversity, genetic ... 15 modern breeds, which had been sequenced previously. Domestication of horses dates back approximately 5 ...
... . For several decades scientists puzzled over the origin of domesticated horses. Based on archaeological evidence, it had long ... area. In order to solve the perplexing history of the domestic horse, scientists from the University of Cambridge used a genetic ...
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