# The Population History of Domestic Sheep Revealed by Paleogenomes

*PRI Rank #8 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #8 |
| 18m citations | 24 |
| Journal | Molecular Biology and Evolution |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1093/molbev/msae158 |
| Corresponding authors | Damla Kaptan |
| Institution | Middle East Technical University, Turkey |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/genetic-and-phenotypic-traits-in-livestock/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1093/molbev/msae158](https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae158)

## Topics

paleogenomics · sheep domestication · Neolithic West Eurasia · Southwest Asia domestication origin · Central Anatolia · Epipaleolithic wild sheep · Anatolian Mouflon · Cyprian Mouflon · Iranian mouflon · Fertile Crescent · admixture events · population replacement events · Pontic Steppe-related ancestry expansion · post-Bronze Age gene flow · Asia-related alleles · ancient DNA · Ovis aries · Neolithic Iberia · Neolithic France · zooarchaeological record

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