ArticleRoyal Society open science2016
Domestication and tameness: brain gene expression in red junglefowl selected for less fear of humans suggests effects on reproduction and immunology.
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- The genetic regulation of size variation in the transcriptome of the cerebrum in the chicken and its role in domestication and brain size evolution.BMC genomics · 2020Article
- Transcriptome changes underlie alterations in behavioral traits in different types of chicken.Journal of animal science · 2020Article
- Accumulation of genetic variants associated with immunity in the selective breeding of broilers.BMC genetics · 2020Article
- Hypothalamic transcriptome of tame and aggressive silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes) identifies gene expression differences shared across brain regions.Genes, brain, and behavior · 2020Article
- Genomic approaches to identify hybrids and estimate admixture times in European wildcat populations.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Multiple Selection Signatures in Farmed Atlantic Salmon Adapted to Different Environments Across Hemispheres.Frontiers in genetics · 2019Article
- Epigenetics and early domestication: differences in hypothalamic DNA methylation between red junglefowl divergently selected for high or low fear of humans.Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE · 2018Article
- Activity, social and sexual behaviour in Red Junglefowl selected for divergent levels of fear of humans.PloS one · 2018Article
- Brain size is reduced by selection for tameness in Red Junglefowl- correlated effects in vital organs.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Domestication drive the changes of immune and digestive system of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis).PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
The domestication of animals has generated a set of phenotypic modifications, affecting behaviour, appearance, physiology and reproduction, which are consistent across a range of species. We hypothesized that some of these phenotypes could have evolved because of genetic correlation to tameness, an essential trait for successful domestication. Starting from an outbred population of red junglefowl, ancestor of all domestic chickens, we selected birds for either high or low fear of humans for five generations. Birds from the fifth selected generation (S
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