Network Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA D-loop Region to Reveal the Historical Spread of Domesticated Pigs in East Asia (미토콘드리아 DNA D-loop 영역의 하플로타입에 대한 네트워크 분석으로 추정하는 동아시아 돼지 사육의 역사적 확산과정)

Hyejoo Shin (신혜주); Jong Ha Hong (홍종하); Yang Su Yi (이양수); YounBin Sung (성연빈); Dong Hoon Shin (신동훈)

doi:10.11637/aba.2025.38.3.241

Network Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA D-loop Region to Reveal the Historical Spread of Domesticated Pigs in East Asia

Anatomy & Biological Anthropology
Abbr : Anat Biol Anthropol
2025, 38(3), pp.241~253
DOI : 10.11637/aba.2025.38.3.241
Publisher : 대한체질인류학회
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Anatomy
Received : March 26, 2025
Accepted : August 5, 2025
Published : September 30, 2025

Hyejoo Shin ¹, Jong Ha Hong ², Yang Su Yi ³, YounBin Sung ², Dong Hoon Shin ¹

¹서울대학교 의과대학 해부학교실
²경희대학교 한국고대사·고고학연구소
³국립청주박물관

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The domestication of pigs in East Asia is believed to have been independently established in several regions of China, including the Yellow River basin, before spreading to areas such as Korea and Japan. However, this view is based on archaeological excavation reports and has not yet been fully clarified from a genetic perspective. This study conducted a haplotype-based network analysis on the mitochondrial DNA D-loop region (138 bp) of ancient and modern wild and domesticated pigs previously reported in Korea, Japan, and China, aiming to genetically explore the origins and spread of pig domestication in this region. As a result, haplotypes such as H1, H2, H3, and H6-reported in Chinese pigs-were found to exhibit characteristics corresponding to the ancestors of domesticated pigs in East Asia, confirming through network analysis that China was the early center of pig domestication in the region. On the other hand, the establishment and spread of domesticated pigs in Korea and Japan remain unclear even through this analysis, indicating the need for further supplementary research

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Network analysis, Mitochondrial DNA D-loop, Pig domestication, Korea, China, Japan

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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