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Genomic data illuminates demography, genetic structure and selection of a popular dog breed.
BMC genomics - 14 Aug 2017
Wiener Pamela, Sánchez-Molano Enrique, Clements Dylan N, Woolliams John A, Haskell Marie J, Blott Sarah C
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BACKGROUND: Genomic methods have proved to be important tools in the analysis of genetic diversity across the range of species and can be used to reveal processes underlying both short- and long-term evolutionary change. This study applied genomic methods to investigate population structure and inbreeding in a common UK dog breed, the Labrador Retriever. RESULTS: We found substantial within-breed genetic...
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