Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic Lineage of Sus scrofa among Archaeological Sites in Japan

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6135722
AutoresYasuko Morii (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine), Naotaka Ishiguro (0009-0002-8493-5972, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine), Takuma Watanobe (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine), Masuo Nakano (0009-0006-9884-2768, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine), Hitomi Hongo (0000-0002-9204-4179, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University), Akira Matsui (0000-0003-3953-378X, Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), Toyohiro Nishimoto (National Museum of Japanese History)
Año2002
Volumen110
Número3
Páginas313-328
Fecha de publicación2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAnthropological Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570
EditorialAnthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP)
DOI10.1537/ase.110.313
OpenAlexW2087756235
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas8

We analyzed 201 Sus bones excavated from one Jomon and nine Yayoi sites in the southwestern Japanese Islands to determine their genetic relatedness using three fragments of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region. Three fragments A (194-bp), B (212-bp) and C (166-bp) were independently amplified from 38, 22 and 28 Sus bone specimens, respectively. All three fragments were successfully sequenced from ten specimens to construct 574-bp sequences that were combined with 57 modern Sus scrofa sequences including wild boars and domestic pigs to make a phylogenetic tree. Four of 10 specimens excavated from three sites located in the western part of Japan, were closely related to modern East Asian domestic pigs. The other six specimens from three sites were closely related to modern Japanese wild boars. However, parsimonious networks constructed for each fragment showed the difficulty of clearly distinguishing between Japanese wild boars and East Asian domestic pigs. These results reveal the possibility that even if Sus bones found at Yayoi sites are identified as East Asian domestic pigs, they were brought as exchanges or foods from Continental Asia to Japan through trade, but no evidence showing Sus breeding

Ancient DNA · Archaeology · Biology · China · East Asia · Gene · Genotype · Geography · Haplotype · Lineage (genetic · Mitochondrial DNA · mtDNA control region · Phylogenetic tree · Zoology · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · Genetic diversity and population structure · Identification and Quantification in Food · Genetics