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A genome-wide scan for selection signatures in Yorkshire and Landrace pigs based on sequencing data.
Animal genetics - 1 Dec 2014
Wang Zhen, Chen Qiang, Yang Yumei, Yang Hongjie, He Pengfei, Zhang Zhe, Chen Zhenliang, Liao Rongrong, Tu Yingying, Zhang Xiangzhe, Wang Qishan, Pan Yuchun
Abstract excerpt
Pigs have experienced dramatic selection due to domestication, which has led to many different phenotypes when compared to their wild counterparts, especially in the last several decades. Currently, genome-wide scans in both cattle and humans showing positive selection footprints have been investigated. However, few studies have focused on porcine selection footprints, particularly on a genome-wide scale....
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