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Identification of large selective sweeps associated with major genes in cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Dec 2013
Druet T, Pérez-Pardal L, Charlier C, Gautier M
Abstract excerpt
Selection for new favorable variants can lead to selective sweeps. However, such sweeps might be rare in the evolution of different species for which polygenic adaptation or selection on standing variation might be more common. Still, strong selective sweeps have been described in domestic species such as chicken lines or dog breeds. The goal of our study was to use a panel of individuals from 12 different cattle...
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