A novel MC1R allele for black coat colour reveals the Polynesian ancestry and hybridization patterns of Hawaiian feral pigs

A novel MC1R allele for black coat colour reveals the Polynesian ancestry and hybridization patterns of Hawaiian feral pigs

Pigs (Sus scrofa) have played an important cultural role in Hawaii since Polynesians first introduced them in approximately AD 1200. Additional varieties of pigs were introduced following Captain Cook's arrival in Hawaii in 1778 and it has been suggested that the current pig population may desc...

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Main Authors: Anna Linderholm, Daisy Spencer, Vincent Battista, Laurent Frantz, Ross Barnett, Robert C. Fleischer, Helen F. James, Dave Duffy, Jed P. Sparks, David R. Clements, Leif Andersson, Keith Dobney, Jennifer A. Leonard, Greger Larson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2016-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
sus scrofa
mitochondrial dna
hawaii
feral pigs
pacific colonization
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.160304

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