Early cave art and ancient DNA record the origin of European bison
The ancestry of the European bison (wisent) remains a mystery. Here, Cooper and colleagues examine ancient DNA from fossil remains of extinct bison, and reveal the wisent originated through the hybridization of the extinct Steppe bison and ancestors of modern cattle.
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Nature Portfolio
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/6f57da40be914ebaafe6e2d59c3f5a17 |
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Sumario: | The ancestry of the European bison (wisent) remains a mystery. Here, Cooper and colleagues examine ancient DNA from fossil remains of extinct bison, and reveal the wisent originated through the hybridization of the extinct Steppe bison and ancestors of modern cattle. |
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