The Taming of the cat. Genetic and archaeological findings hint that wildcats became housecats earlier--and in a different place--than previously thought

Sci Am. 2009 Jun;300(6):68-75.

Abstract

Genetic and archaeological findings hint that wildcats became house cats earlier—and in a different place—than previously thought

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Domestic / genetics
  • Archaeology*
  • Biological Evolution
  • Cats / classification
  • Cats / genetics*
  • DNA / analysis
  • Egypt
  • Felis / genetics*
  • Fossils
  • Humans
  • Middle East
  • Phylogeny

Substances

  • DNA