Donkey genomes provide new insights into domestication and selection for coat color

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第一作者： Wang, Changfa

作者： Wang, Changfa;Huang, Jinming;Sun, Yan;Wang, Jinpeng;Jiang, Qiang;Wang, Xiuge;Guo, Yijun;Yang, Chunhong;Zhuang, Guilong;Fan, Yanna;Gao, Qican;Ju, Zhihua;Li, Jianbin;Li, Rongling;Hou, Minghai;Zhang, Wei;Zhong, Jifeng;Wang, Changfa;Li, Yuhua;Liu, Guiqin;Liu, Wenqiang;Zhang, Ruitao;Li, Haijing;Wang, Yinchao;Tian, Fang;Yu, Jie;Zhang, Xinhao;Ji, Chuanliang;Zhou, Xiangshan;Guo, Yu;Min, Jiumeng;Fang, Xiaodong;Liu, Qingfeng;Yin, Qi;Jin, Yuanchun;Yue, Guidong;Zhao, Zicheng;Wang, Shuai;Zhang, Yanlin;Li, Shuaicheng;Yang, Guiwen;Guo, Jiao;Pan, Shanshan;Fan, Guangyi;Liu, Mei;Xu, Jiake;Liu, Shimin;Jordana, Jordi;Noce, Antonia;Amills, Marcel;Noce, Antonia;Amills, Marcel;Wu, Dong Dong;Wu, Dong Dong;Zhou, Xiangshan;Zhong, Jifeng

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期刊名称：NATURE COMMUNICATIONS （ 影响因子：14.919； 五年影响因子：15.805 ）

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年卷期： 2020 年 11 卷 1 期

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摘要： Current knowledge about the evolutionary history of donkeys is still incomplete due to the lack of archeological and whole-genome diversity data. To fill this gap, we have de novo assembled a chromosome-level reference genome of one male Dezhou donkey and analyzed the genomes of 126 domestic donkeys and seven wild asses. Population genomics analyses indicate that donkeys were domesticated in Africa and conclusively show reduced levels of Y chromosome variability and discordant paternal and maternal histories, possibly reflecting the consequences of reproductive management. We also investigate the genetic basis of coat color. While wild asses show diluted gray pigmentation (Dun phenotype), domestic donkeys display non-diluted black or chestnut coat colors (non-Dun) that were probably established during domestication. Here, we show that the non-Dun phenotype is caused by a 1bp deletion downstream of the TBX3 gene, which decreases the expression of this gene and its inhibitory effect on pigment deposition. A new donkey reference genome and comparisons with wild asses yields insights into the evolutionary history of donkey domestication and identifies a genetic variant that results in the non-Dun coat colours of domestic donkeys.

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