Genetic proof for domestication of sheep in Indian subcontinent
The Hindu
The practice was more prevalent in Indus Valley regions in the 6th or 7th millennium BC, says study by CUK researchers
Researchers at the Central University of Kerala (CUK) have found that domestication of sheep had taken place in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Indus Valley civilisation regions in the 6th or 7th millennium BC.
The study, led by M. Nagarajan, Assistant professor, Department of Genomic Science, CUK, found genetic evidence that sheep had been domesticated in the region in contrast to the general belief that they were domesticated then in West Asia alone, and that they had arrived in the Indian subcontinent through migration.
Even though India ranks second in terms of sheep population, represented by as many as 44 well-described breeds in addition to several nondescript species, genetic diversity and phylogeography of Indian sheep breeds remained poorly understood, particularly the south Indian breed, Dr. Nagarajan told The Hindu.
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