Evolutionary history of Mexican domesticated and wild Meleagris gallopavo.

Gabriela Padilla-JacoboHoracio Cano-CamachoRigoberto López-ZavalaMaría E Cornejo-PérezMaría Guadalupe Zavala-Páramo

Published in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2018)

During the Pleistocene, a large and stable population of M. gallopavo covered a wide geographic distribution from the north to the center of America (USA and Mexico). The mexicana, merriami, and mexicana/intermedia/silvestris/osceola genetic groups originated after divergence and range expansion from northwestern Mexico during the Pliocene-Pleistocene and Pleistocene-Holocene boundaries. Old and new maternal lines of the mexicana/intermedia/silvestris/osceola genetic group were distributed within the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt where individuals were captured for domestication. Two haplotypes are the main founder maternal lines of domesticated turkeys.

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genome wide
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
copy number
dna methylation
tertiary care
gene expression
physical activity
gestational age
weight gain
weight loss