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Detection of selection signatures within candidate regions underlying trypanotolerance in outbred cattle populations.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2009
Dayo G-K, Thevenon S, Berthier D, Moazami-Goudarzi K, Denis C, Cuny G, Eggen A, Gautier M
Abstract excerpt
Breeding indigenous African taurine cattle tolerant to trypanosomosis is a straightforward approach to control costs generated by this disease. A recent study identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying trypanotolerance traits in experimental crosses between tolerant N'Dama and susceptible Boran zebu cattle. As trypanotolerance is thought to result from local adaptation of indigenous cattle breeds, we...
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