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Population admixture in Chinese and European Sus scrofa.
Scientific reports - 13 Oct 2017
Chen Minhui, Su Guosheng, Fu Jinluan, Zhang Qin, Wang Aiguo, Sandø Lund Mogens, Guldbrandtsen Bernt
Abstract excerpt
Relationships between different populations were investigated using Porcine 60 K data from 1,135 domestic pigs and wild boars across Europe and China. The results indicate that most European breeds have been introgressed with Chinese ancestry, but the extent of introgression varies considerably among breeds. Moreover, the main source of this introgression is pigs from South China, closely related to Bamaxiang and...
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