Cattle used to domesticate Mongolian yaks

Genome-wide comparison of genetic heritage of yaks and cattle suggests yak hybridization began thousands of years ago, including gene for polledness.

February 1, 2017

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Cattle used to domesticate Mongolian yaks
The first systematic genome-wide comparison of the genetic heritage of yaks and cattle shows that about 1.5 percent of the genome of Mongolian yaks is derived from domesticated cattle.Credit: Sonja_Mathis

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