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Mitochondrial Study Provides Clues to East Asian Pig Evolution and Domestication

Apr 22, 2010

By a GenomeWeb staff reporter

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – In a paper appearing in the early, online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week, an international research team reported on their use of ancient and modern mitochondrial DNA for gaining insights into pig domestication and evolution in East Asia.

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