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Detecting loci under recent positive selection in dairy and beef cattle by combining different genome-wide scan methods.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Utsunomiya Yuri Tani, Pérez O'Brien Ana Maria, Sonstegard Tad Stewart, Van Tassell Curtis Paul, do Carmo Adriana Santana, Mészáros Gábor, Sölkner Johann, Garcia José Fernando
Abstract excerpt
As the methodologies available for the detection of positive selection from genomic data vary in terms of assumptions and execution, weak correlations are expected among them. However, if there is any given signal that is consistently supported across different methodologies, it is strong evidence that the locus has been under past selection. In this paper, a straightforward frequentist approach based on the...
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