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Genome-wide SNP data unveils the globalization of domesticated pigs.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 21 Sept 2017
Yang Bin, Cui Leilei, Perez-Enciso Miguel, Traspov Aleksei, Crooijmans Richard P M A, Zinovieva Natalia, Schook Lawrence B, Archibald Alan, Gatphayak Kesinee, Knorr Christophe, Triantafyllidis Alex, Alexandri Panoraia, Semiadi Gono, Hanotte Olivier, Dias Deodália, Dovč Peter, Uimari Pekka, Iacolina Laura, Scandura Massimo, Groenen Martien A M, Huang Lusheng, Megens Hendrik-Jan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pigs were domesticated independently in Eastern and Western Eurasia early during the agricultural revolution, and have since been transported and traded across the globe. Here, we present a worldwide survey on 60K genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data for 2093 pigs, including 1839 domestic pigs representing 122 local and commercial breeds, 215 wild boars, and 39 out-group suids, from...
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