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Genome-wide selection signatures address trait specific candidate genes in cattle indigenous to arid regions of India

Animal Biotechnology, 2023
The peculiarity of Indian cattle lies in milk quality, resistance to diseases and stressors as well as adaptability. The investigation addressed selection signatures in Gir and Tharparkar cattle, belonging to arid ecotypes of India.
Nidhi Sukhija, Anoop Anand Malik, Joel M. Devadasan, Aishwarya Dash, Kangabam Bidyalaxmi, D. Ravi Kumar, M. Kousalaya Devi, Anjali Choudhary, K. K. Kanaka, Rekha Sharma, Shashi Bhushan Tripathi, Saket Kumar Niranjan, Jayakumar Sivalingam, Archana Verma   +13 more
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Cross-population selection signatures in Canchim composite beef cattle.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Analyses of livestock genomes have been used to detect selection signatures, which are genomic regions associated with traits under selection leading to a change in allele frequency.
Igor Nelson Herculano Duarte, Ayrton Fernandes de Oliveira Bessa, Luciana Diniz Rola, Maria Victória Henrique Genuíno, Iasmin Marques Rocha, Cintia Righetti Marcondes, Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano, Danísio Prado Munari, Donagh Pearse Berry, Marcos Eli Buzanskas   +9 more
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Sequencing Reveals Population Structure and Selection Signatures for Reproductive Traits in Yunnan Semi-Fine Wool Sheep (Ovis aries)

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
Yunnan semi-fine wool sheep are among the most important cultivated sheep breeds in China. However, their population structure, genetic characteristics and traits of interest are poorly studied.
Yi Guo, Jiachong Liang, Chunrong Lv, Yi Wang, Guoquan Wu, Xiangdong Ding, Guobo Quan   +6 more
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Genetic diversity and selection signatures in sheep breeds. [PDF]

J Appl Genet
Natural and artificial selection in domesticated animals can cause specific changes in genomic regions known as selection signatures. Our study used the integrated haplotype score (iHS) and Tajima’s D tests within non-overlapping windows of 100 kb to ...
Rodrigues JL, Braga LG, Watanabe RN, Schenkel FS, Berry DP, Buzanskas ME, Munari DP.   +6 more
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Investigation of selection signatures of dairy goats using whole-genome sequencing data. [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Dairy goats, a livestock species with a long history of milk production, are essential for the economic advancement of nations, particularly in regions experiencing growth.
Peng W, Zhang Y, Gao L, Wang S, Liu M, Sun E, Lu K, Zhang Y, Li B, Li G, Cao J, Yang M, Guo Y, Wang M, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Han Y, Fan S, Huang L.   +18 more
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Insights into trait-association of selection signatures and adaptive eQTL in indigenous African cattle. [PDF]

BMC Genomics
African cattle represent a unique resource of genetic diversity in response to adaptation to numerous environmental challenges. Characterising the genetic landscape of indigenous African cattle and identifying genomic regions and genes of functional ...
Friedrich J, Liu S, Fang L, Prendergast J, Wiener P.   +4 more
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Analysis of Population Structure and Selection Signatures in Two Iraqi Fat‐Tailed Sheep Breeds [PDF]

Veterinary Medicine and Science
This study aimed to elucidate the genetic architecture and selection signatures in two prominent Iraqi fat‐tailed sheep breeds, Awassi and Hamdani. One hundred forty animals were genotyped using the Illumina Ovine SNP50K BeadChip, providing genome‐wide ...
Mervan Bayraktar, Omer Shoshin, K. A. Saravanan, Tahreer M. Al‐Thuwaini, Gökhan Gökçe, Zeynab Hussein Fadhil, Melis Çelik Güney   +6 more
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Validation of selection signatures for coat color in the Podolica Italiana gray cattle breed [PDF]

Frontiers in Genetics
Taurine and indicine gray cattle represent relevant livestock resources in many countries of the world. A gray coat color and pigmented skin, which are common in most of the gray cattle breeds, have been demonstrated to confer better adaptation to solar ...
Silvia Bruno, Giacomo Rovelli, Vincenzo Landi, Fiorella Sbarra, Andrea Quaglia, Fabio Pilla, Emiliano Lasagna, Elena Ciani   +7 more
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Evaluation of the Genetic Diversity, Population Structure and Selection Signatures of Three Native Chinese Pig Populations

Animals, 2023
Simple Summary Protection of genetic diversity is important for the sustainable development of the animal industry. Due to the unique environment in Hainan Province, the local pig populations have excellent heat resistance and adaptability. Moreover, the
Z. Zhong, Ziyi Wang, Xinfeng Xie, S. Tian, Fei-Xia Wang, Qishan Wang, Shiheng Ni, Yuchun Pan, Q. Xiao   +8 more
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Identification of Recently Selected Mutations Driven by Artificial Selection in Hanwoo (Korean Cattle) [PDF]

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2013
Hanwoo have been subjected over the last seventy years to intensive artificial selection with the aim of improving meat production traits such as marbling and carcass weight.
Dajeong Lim, Cedric Gondro, Hye Sun Park, Yong Min Cho, Han Ha Chai, Hwan Hoo Seong, Bo Suk Yang, Seong Koo Hong, Won Kyung Chang, Seung Hwan Lee   +9 more
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