1. Erratum to: Genomic analyses unveil helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) domestication in West Africa
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Newton O. Otecko, Hojjat Asadollahpour Nanaei, Peter Njoroge, John Musina, Yuan Du, Quan-Kuan Shen, Lotanna M. Nneji, Sheila C. Ommeh, Agboola O Okeyoyin, Jacqueline K Lichoti, Robert W. Murphy, Shengchang Duan, Ya-Ping Zhang, Min-Sheng Peng, Szilvia Kusza, Ming-Min Xu, Yong-Wang Miao, Ali Esmailizadeh, Ling Kui, Yang Dong, Maria Giuseppina Strillacci, Alessandro Bagnato, Oscar J Sanke, Ming-Shan Wang, Erica Gorla, Bernard Agwanda, Adeniyi C. Adeola, Philip M Dawuda, Nada M Eltayeb, Olaogun S Charles, and Rana Pedar
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AcademicSubjects/SCI01140 ,Male ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Genome ,Guinea fowl ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,AcademicSubjects/SCI01130 ,Genetic Variation ,Zoology ,Biology ,West africa ,Domestication ,Phylogeography ,Genetics ,Animals ,Erratum ,Galliformes ,Selection, Genetic ,Phylogeny ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Domestication of the helmeted guinea fowl (HGF; Numida meleagris) in Africa remains elusive. Here we report a high-quality de novo genome assembly for domestic HGF generated by long- and short-reads sequencing together with optical and chromatin interaction mapping. Using this assembly as the reference, we performed population genomic analyses for newly sequenced whole-genomes for 129 birds from Africa, Asia, and Europe, including domestic animals (n = 89), wild progenitors (n = 34), and their closely related wild species (n = 6). Our results reveal domestication of HGF in West Africa around 1,300-5,500 years ago. Scanning for selective signals characterized the functional genes in behavior and locomotion changes involved in domestication of HGF. The pleiotropy and linkage in genes affecting plumage color and fertility were revealed in the recent breeding of Italian domestic HGF. In addition to presenting a missing piece to the jigsaw puzzle of domestication in poultry, our study provides valuable genetic resources for researchers and breeders to improve production in this species.
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- 2021
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