Ancient DNA reveals the lost domestication history of South American camelids in Northern Chile and across the Andes
P. Diaz-Maroto, A. R. de la Iglesia, I. C. Fasting, L. N. Atencio, M. V. Westbury, V. Varas, M. M. Vergara, P. F. Campos, P. Orozco-terWengel, J. C. Marin, A. J. Hansen
This study uses ancient DNA and osteometric analysis to reveal the domestication history of South American camelids, finding lost genetic diversity and evidence of early interbreeding.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2020Evolutionary Biology