Genotyping of Capreolus pygargus fossil DNA from Denisova cave reveals phylogenetic relationships between ancient and modern populations.

BACKGROUND: The extant roe deer (Capreolus Gray, 1821) includes two species: the European roe deer (C. capreolus) and the Siberian roe deer (C. pygargus) that are distinguished by morphological and karyotypical differences. The Siberian roe deer occupies a vast area of Asia and is considerably less...

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Main Authors: Nadezhda V Vorobieva, Dmitry Y Sherbakov, Anna S Druzhkova, Roscoe Stanyon, Alexander A Tsybankov, Sergey K Vasil'ev, Mikhail V Shunkov, Vladimir A Trifonov, Alexander S Graphodatsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3163676?pdf=render