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

Animal Biotechnology
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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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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Using High-Density SNP Array to Reveal Selection Signatures Related to Prolificacy in Chinese and Kazakhstan Sheep Breeds

Animals, 2020
Selection signature provides an efficient tool to explore genes related to traits of interest. In this study, 176 ewes from one Chinese uniparous breed and three Kazakhstan multiparous breeds are genotyped using Affymetrix 600K HD single nucleotide ...
Yi Wang, Zhigang Niu, Zhengcheng Zeng, Yao Jiang, Yifan Jiang, Yugong Ding, Sen Tang, Hongcai Shi, Xiangdong Ding   +8 more
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Assessment of selective breeding effects and selection signatures in Qingyuan partridge chicken and its strains

Poultry Science
: Qingyuan partridge chicken (QYM) is a highly regarded native breed in China, highly esteemed for its exceptional breeding characteristics. However, the investigation into the selection signatures and its strains remains largely unexplored.
Shaofen Kong, Bolin Cai, Xiaojing Li, Zhen Zhou, Xiang Fang, Xin Yang, Danfeng Cai, Xuehui Luo, Suyin Guo, Qinghua Nie   +9 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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Insights into the architecture of human-induced polygenic selection in Duroc pigs

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2022
Background As one of the most utilized commercial composite boar lines, Duroc pigs have been introduced to China and undergone strongly human-induced selection over the past decades.
Zitao Chen, Jinyan Teng, Shuqi Diao, Zhiting Xu, Shaopan Ye, Dingjie Qiu, Zhe Zhang, Yuchun Pan, Jiaqi Li, Qin Zhang, Zhe Zhang   +10 more
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Selection signatures of Fuzhong Buffalo based on whole-genome sequences

BMC Genomics, 2020
Background Fuzhong buffalo, a native breed of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is traditionally used as a draft animal to provide farm power in the rice cultivation.
Ting Sun, Guang-yun Huang, Zi-hao Wang, Shao-hua Teng, Yan-hong Cao, Jun-li Sun, Quratulain Hanif, Ning-bo Chen, Chu-zhao Lei, Yu-ying Liao   +9 more
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Genome-wide scans for detecting the selection signature of the Jeju-island native pig in Korea [PDF]

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020
Objective The Jeju native pig (JNP) found on the Jeju Island of Korea is a unique black pig known for high-quality meat. To investigate the genetic uniqueness of JNP, we analyzed the selection signature of the JNP in comparison to commercial pigs such as
Young-Sup Lee, Donghyun Shin, Kyeong-Hye Won, Dae Cheol Kim, Sang Chul Lee, Ki-Duk Song   +5 more
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Detection and evaluation of selection signatures in sheep [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2018
: The recent development of genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays made it possible to carry out several studies with different species.
Tiago do Prado Paim, Patrícia Ianella, Samuel Rezende Paiva, Alexandre Rodrigues Caetano, Concepta Margaret McManus Pimentel   +4 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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