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Conservation genomic analysis of domestic and wild pig populations from the Iberian Peninsula.
BMC genetics - 30 Oct 2013
Herrero-Medrano Juan Manuel, Megens Hendrik-Jan, Groenen Martien A M, Ramis Guillermo, Bosse Mirte, Pérez-Enciso Miguel, Crooijmans Richard P M A
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BACKGROUND: Inbreeding is among the major concerns in management of local livestock populations. The effective population size of these populations tends to be small, which enhances the risk of fitness reduction and extinction. High-density SNP data make it possible to undertake novel approaches in conservation genetics of endangered breeds and wild populations.A total of 97 representative samples of domestic and...
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