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A genome-wide scan for selection signatures in Nellore cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Dec 2014
Somavilla A L, Sonstegard T S, Higa R H, Rosa A N, Siqueira F, Silva L O C, Torres Júnior R A A, Coutinho L L, Mudadu M A, Alencar M M, Regitano L C A
Abstract excerpt
Brazilian Nellore cattle (Bos indicus) have been selected for growth traits for over more than four decades. In recent years, reproductive and meat quality traits have become more important because of increasing consumption, exports and consumer demand. The identification of genome regions altered by artificial selection can potentially permit a better understanding of the biology of specific phenotypes that are...
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