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Inbreeding and purging at the genomic Level: the Chillingham cattle reveal extensive, non-random SNP heterozygosity.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2016
Williams J L, Hall S J G, Del Corvo M, Ballingall K T, Colli L, Ajmone Marsan P, Biscarini F
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Local breeds of livestock are of conservation significance as components of global biodiversity and as reservoirs of genetic variation relevant to the future sustainability of agriculture. One such rare historic breed, the Chillingham cattle of northern England, has a 350-year history of isolation and inbreeding yet shows no diminution of viability or fertility. The Chillingham cattle have not been subjected to...
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