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Use of canonical discriminant analysis to study signatures of selection in cattle.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 12 Aug 2016
Sorbolini Silvia, Gaspa Giustino, Steri Roberto, Dimauro Corrado, Cellesi Massimo, Stella Alessandra, Marras Gabriele, Marsan Paolo Ajmone, Valentini Alessio, Macciotta Nicolò Pietro Paolo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cattle include a large number of breeds that are characterized by marked phenotypic differences and thus constitute a valuable model to study genome evolution in response to processes such as selection and domestication. Detection of "signatures of selection" is a useful approach to study the evolutionary pressures experienced throughout history. In the present study, signatures of selection were...
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