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8020617

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-4
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is now widely distributed throughout the world as a result of transportation by man. The original populations, however, were confined to southern France and Spain. In order to investigate the role of human intervention in determining the genetic diversity of rabbit populations, we are studying the origin of rabbits introduced onto a small Mediterranean island (Zembra) near Tunis over 1400 years ago, by examining ancient DNA extracted from rabbit bones found both on Zembra and on the European mainland. Ancient DNA was successfully extracted from rabbit bones found at two archaeological sites dated to at least the Early Bronze Age (more than 3500 years ago) in south-central France, and compared to that found in modern mainland and island populations using a small variable region of the cytochrome b gene. The results confirm that the Zembra Island population is descended from that present over 1400 years ago. The technical aspects of DNA extraction from bones and the implications of this type of research for determining the origin of introduced rabbit populations are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0014-4754
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
564-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Ancient DNA from Bronze Age bones of European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
pubmed:affiliation
Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, C.N.R.S., F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't