Genetics and animal domestication: new windows on an elusive process
Genetics and animal domestication: new windows on an elusive process
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00042.x
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发表时间：
2006-06-01
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2
通讯作者：
Larson, G.
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作者：
Dobney, K.;Larson, G.
驯化的动物是普遍熟悉的。它们是如何、何时、何地以及为什么被驯化的，人们还不太清楚。过去几十年的基因革命促进了对一个以前主要是考古学家领域的新见解。尽管从遗传数据中得出的一些结论被证明是有争议的，但许多研究已经显著改变或完善了我们对过去人类动物关系的理解。这篇综述不仅旨在讨论遗传学方法对动物驯化研究的更广泛的关注和影响，而且还为理解这一过程本身提供了一个更广泛的理论框架。更具体地说，我们讨论了与驯化相关的术语，驯化基因的可能性，以及遗传学的承诺和问题，以回答与驯化相关的基本问题。
Domesticated animals are universally familiar. How, when, where and why they became domesticated is less well understood. The genetic revolution of the past few decades has facilitated novel insights into a field that previously was principally the domain of archaeozoologists. Although some of the conclusions drawn from genetic data have proved to be contentious, many studies have significantly altered or refined our understanding of past human animal relationships. This review seeks not only to discuss the wider concerns and ramifications of genetic approaches to the study of animal domestication but also to provide a broader theoretical framework for understanding the process itself. More specifically, we discuss issues related to the terminology associated with domestication, the possibility of domestication genes, and the promise and problems of genetics to answer the fundamental questions associated with domestication.