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Identification of selective sweeps reveals divergent selection between Chinese Holstein and Simmental cattle populations.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 6 Oct 2016
Chen Minhui, Pan Dunfei, Ren Hongyan, Fu Jinluan, Li Junya, Su Guosheng, Wang Aiguo, Jiang Li, Zhang Qin, Liu Jian-Feng
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BACKGROUND: The identification of signals left by recent positive selection provides a feasible approach for targeting genomic variants that underlie complex traits and fitness. A better understanding of the selection mechanisms that occurred during the evolution of species can also be gained. In this study, we simultaneously detected the genome-wide footprints of recent positive selection that occurred within...
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