Loreille O, Mounolou J C, Monnerot M
Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS 91198, Gif-dur-Yvette.
C R Seances Soc Biol Fil. 1997;191(4):537-44.
Present populations of Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are organized into two well defined groups A and B according to their mitochondrial DNA sequences. Group A is restricted to the South Western part of the Iberian Peninsula while group B is found everywhere else. Domestic breeds belong to the latter. As evidenced from data on ancient bones (up to 12,000 years BP) the mitochondrial type B1, predominant in domestic animals, originated from Spain. B1 animals were introduced in France by man between late Roman times and Middle Ages.
根据线粒体DNA序列，目前的家兔（穴兔）种群被明确分为A、B两组。A组局限于伊比利亚半岛的西南部，而B组则分布在其他各地。家兔品种属于后者。从古骨骼数据（距今12000年前）可以证明，在家养动物中占主导地位的线粒体B1型起源于西班牙。B1型家兔在罗马时代晚期至中世纪期间被人类引入法国。
