Defining unconscious and artificial selection

定义无意识和人工选择

• 批准号: DP150102038
• 负责人: Prof Bill Ballard
• 金额: $ 25.86万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2018-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP150102038
• 关键词: Defining; unconscious; artificial; selection

In 1868 Charles Darwin proposed that the process of domestication can be divided into two independent selective processes we now call unconscious and artificial selection. In this project, we include the Australian dingo as a functional intermediate between the wild wolf and domestic dogs and test Darwin's hypothesis using modern molecular and statistical techniques. It is now widely accepted that the dingo was not domesticated by indigenous Australians and is therefore the ideal extant population for the project. The project is significant because it will be a critical test of Darwin's hypothesis. The outcome could be an improved understanding of the genomic basis for selection that can inform the process of domestication.

1868年，查尔斯达尔文提出，驯化过程可以分为两个独立的选择过程，我们现在称之为无意识选择和人工选择。在这个项目中，我们将澳大利亚野狗作为野狼和家犬之间的功能中间体，并使用现代分子和统计技术来测试达尔文的假设。现在人们普遍认为，野狗不是由澳大利亚土著人驯化的，因此是该项目的理想现存种群。这个项目意义重大，因为它将是对达尔文假说的一次重要检验。其结果可能是更好地理解选择的基因组基础，从而为驯化过程提供信息。