A novel lineage of the Capra genus discovered in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey using ancient genomics.
Kevin G. Daly, Benjamin S. Arbuckle, Conor Rossi, Valeria Mattiangeli, Phoebe A Lawlor, Marjan Mashkour, Eberhard W. Sauer, Joséphine Lesur, Levent Atıcı, Cevdet Merih Erek, Daniel G. Bradley
The paper discovers a new Capra lineage from ancient genomes in Turkey's Taurus Mountains, related to modern Caucasian tur species and showing genetic introgression in domestic goats.
eLife · Sep 14, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics