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Copy number variants in the sheep genome detected using multiple approaches.
BMC genomics - 8 Jun 2016
Jenkins Gemma M, Goddard Michael E, Black Michael A, Brauning Rudiger, Auvray Benoit, Dodds Ken G, Kijas James W, Cockett Noelle, McEwan John C
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BACKGROUND: Copy number variants (CNVs) are a type of polymorphism found to underlie phenotypic variation, both in humans and livestock. Most surveys of CNV in livestock have been conducted in the cattle genome, and often utilise only a single approach for the detection of copy number differences. Here we performed a study of CNV in sheep, using multiple methods to identify and characterise copy number changes....
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