Amy2B copy number variation reveals starch diet adaptations in ancient European dogs

Extant dog and wolf DNA indicates that dog domestication was accompanied by the selection of a series of duplications on the Amy2B gene coding for pancreatic amylase. In this study, we used a palaeogenetic approach to investigate the timing and expansion of the Amy2B gene in the ancient dog populati...

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Main Authors: Ollivier, Morgane, Tresset, Anne, Bastian, Fabiola, Lagoutte, Laetitia, Axelsson, Erik, Arendt, Maja-Louise, Bălăşescu, Adrian, Marshour, Marjan, Sablin, Mikhail V., Salanova, Laure, Vigne, Jean-Denis, Hitte, Christophe, Hänni, Catherine
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5180126/