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July 2, 2026Molecular EcologyOpen Access

Genomic Diversity of Aurochs From a Mediterranean Ice‐Age Refugium

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VČVlatka Čubrić-ĆurikDNDinko NovoselZMZvonimir Mijadžiković

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Randomized trial reveals genetic structure of aurochs in southeastern Europe, indicating diverse Pleistocene megafauna.

Key Points

  • This study aims to understand the genetic structure of aurochs populations that survived the Last Glacial Maximum in southeastern Europe.
  • Sequenced low-coverage whole genomes and near-complete mitochondrial genomes of two female aurochs specimens from Šandalja, Croatia.
  • Conducted Bayesian phylogenetic analyses and median-joining network reconstruction to assess genetic relationships.
  • Analyzed genetic connectivity patterns in relation to the Great Adriatic Plain.
  • Both aurochs specimens belong to mitochondrial haplogroup P but do not cluster with the main P sub-haplogroup observed in other samples.
  • One specimen is placed within an alternative P sub-haplogroup, while the other appears more isolated, indicating possible limitations in sequence coverage.
  • Genetic affinities suggest connectivity among Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene aurochs, with the Adriatic Plain potentially serving as a dispersal corridor.

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Čubrić-Ćurik et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4600a29ed1343031310b5bhttps://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70449
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