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On the performance of tests for the detection of signatures of selection: a case study with the Spanish autochthonous beef cattle populations.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 28 Oct 2016
González-Rodríguez Aldemar, Munilla Sebastián, Mouresan Elena F, Cañas-Álvarez Jhon J, Díaz Clara, Piedrafita Jesús, Altarriba Juan, Baro Jesús Á, Molina Antonio, Varona Luis
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BACKGROUND: Procedures for the detection of signatures of selection can be classified according to the source of information they use to reject the null hypothesis of absence of selection. Three main groups of tests can be identified that are based on: (1) the analysis of the site frequency spectrum, (2) the study of the extension of the linkage disequilibrium across the length of the haplotypes that surround the...
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