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Integrated mitogenome and Y chromosome analysis untangles the complex origin of African pigs.

Lameck A Odongo, Adeniyi C Adeola, George M Msalya, Olawale F Olaniyan, Ruth N Njuki, David H Mauki, Emmanuel K Ndiema, Xian Shi, Zheng-Fei Cai, Ting-Ting Yin and 23 more

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Lameck A OdongoState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
Adeniyi C AdeolaState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
George M MsalyaSokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Animal, Aquaculture, and Range Sciences, P.O. BOX 3004, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Olawale F OlaniyanWest Africa Livestock Innovation Centre, P.M.B 14, Banjul, The Gambia.
Ruth N NjukiState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
David H MaukiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Emmanuel K NdiemaNational Museums of Kenya, P. O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Xian ShiState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
Zheng-Fei CaiState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
Ting-Ting YinState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
Yuhua FuKey Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xiaolei LiuKey Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Shuhong ZhaoKey Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Chabi A M S DjagounLaboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
Pam D LukaNational Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
Ndifor K WanzieDepartment of Zoology, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.
George NibaNational Centre for Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Halieutic Training, Jakiri, Cameroon.
Olufunke O OluwoleInstitute of Agricultural Research and Training, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Sunday C OlaogunDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria.
Oladipo OmotoshoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria.
Oscar J SankeTaraba State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Jalingo, Nigeria.
Elliot GreinerThe Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Victor M O OkoroDepartment of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.
Ofelia G OmitogunDepartment of Animal Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Philip M DawudaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture National University of Lesotho, Roma 180, Lesotho.
Antoine SouronUniversity of Bordeaux, CNRS, Ministère de la Culture, PACEA, UMR 5199, 33600 Pessac, France.
Hai-Bing XieState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
Bernard AgwandaNational Museums of Kenya, P. O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Joram M MwacharoDryland Livestock Genomics, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areass (ICARDA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Richard P BishopInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya.
Jian-Lin HanYazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, China.
Min-Sheng PengState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
Ya-Ping ZhangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.

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Abstract

The genetic history of African indigenous pigs remains poorly documented due to scarce archaeological and genomic data. Here, we analyzed 473 mitogenomes and 202 Y chromosome sequences from indigenous pigs in Africa, alongside 901 published mitogenomes and 715 Y chromosome sequences from Eurasian pigs and wild boars. Our results reveal that African pigs predominantly descend from European (haplogroup E, 44.8%) and East Asian (haplogroup D, 53.3%) lineages. Interestingly, there was a novel detection of Asian wild boar haplogroup A∗ (1.9%) in Tanzania. This pattern is congruent with that of Y chromosome analysis. Further maternal analyses confirm a genetic link between western African and Iberian pigs dating to about 4.5 ka, and dispersal into eastern Africa coinciding with the Bantu expansion around 2 ka. Our findings demonstrate complex human-mediated dispersal routes, highlighting the role of Bantu societies in shaping the genetic architecture of African indigenous pigs.

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