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ArticleCell genomics2025

Genomic insights into the demographic history and local adaptation of wild boars across Eurasia.

Zishuai Wang, Zixin Li, Tao Huang, Jianhai Chen, Pan Xu, Ruimin Qiao, Hongwei Yin, Chengyi Song, Dongjie Zhang, Di Liu and 6 more

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Article in Cell genomics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Zishuai WangShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Zixin LiShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Tao HuangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, 221 North Fourth Road, Shihezi 832000, China.
Jianhai ChenKey Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education & Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P.R. China; Department of Ecology and Evolution, the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Pan XuSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China.
Ruimin QiaoCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
Hongwei YinShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Chengyi SongCollege of Animal Science & Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Dongjie ZhangInstitute of Animal Husbandry, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.
Di LiuInstitute of Animal Husbandry, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.
Shuhong ZhaoKey Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education & Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P.R. China; Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan 572000, China.
Martien A M GroenenAnimal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, 6709 PG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Ole MadsenAnimal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, 6709 PG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Yanlin ZhangDSA, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 510145, China. Electronic address: yanlinzhang@hkust-gz.edu.cn.
Lijing BaiShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China. Electronic address: bailijing@caas.cn.
Kui LiShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China. Electronic address: likui@caas.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wild boars exhibit genetic and phenotypic diversity shaped by migrations and local adaptations. Their expansion across Eurasia, especially in Central Asia, remains underexplored. Here, we present newly sequenced whole-genome data of 47 wild boars from Eastern Asia, Central Asia, and Europe, combined with 49 existing genomes, creating a comprehensive dataset of 96 individuals. Our analyses show that Asian wild boars and Southeast Asian Suids split ∼3.6 million years ago (mya), with Central Asian and Southern Chinese ancestors diverging ∼1.8 mya. The split between Central Asian and European-Near East ancestors occurred ∼0.9 mya, followed by a European-Near East divergence ∼0.6 mya. We identify signatures of local adaptation in Central Asian populations, including two positively selected variants in LPIN1, associated with lipid metabolism, and a missense mutation in ALPK2, linked to meat traits. These findings provide insights into wild boar dispersal and adaptation and shed light on domestic pig breeding.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalGenomicsSus scrofaAnimalsAsiaEuropeGenomePhylogenySwineALPK2Central Asiandemographic historyEurasian expansionlocal adaptationLPIN1wild boar

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