Ancient Sheep Genomes reveal four Millennia of North European Short-Tailed Sheep in the Baltic Sea region
M. N. Larsson, P. Morell Miranda, L. Pan, K. Basak Vural, D. Kaptan, A. E. Rodrigues Soares, H. Kivikero, J. Kantanen, M. Somel, F. Özer, A. M. Johansson, J. Stora, T. Günther
This study analyzes ancient sheep genomes from the Baltic Sea region to show long-term continuity of short-tailed breeds and loss of genetic diversity in modern times.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2023Evolutionary Biology