Origin of dromedary domestication discovered
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 20:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Dromedaries have been used for transportation for over 3,000 years. But it was not known where they were first domesticated or which genetic structure was selected in the process. A team of researchers has now identified the origin of the domesticated dromedary and showed that the dromedaries, unlike other domesticated animals, have maintained extensive gene flow in the modern population.