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Evidence of recent signatures of selection during domestication in an Atlantic salmon population.
Marine genomics - 1 Apr 2016
Gutierrez A P, Yáñez J M, Davidson W S
Abstract excerpt
Selective breeding practices in Atlantic salmon aquaculture have been carried out intensively since the 1970s. Along with the phenotypic improvement of fish, we expect to observe genomic regions showing evidence of selection for traits related to growth and age at sexual maturation, as well as traits involved in the domestication process. This is mainly linked to the increase in the frequency of favourable...
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