High-resolution analysis of selection sweeps identified between fine-wool Merino and coarse-wool Churra sheep breeds.

doi:10.1186/s12711-017-0354-x

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High-resolution analysis of selection sweeps identified between fine-wool Merino and coarse-wool Churra sheep breeds.

Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 7 Nov 2017

Gutiérrez-Gil Beatriz, Esteban-Blanco Cristina, Wiener Pamela, Chitneedi Praveen Krishna, Suarez-Vega Aroa, Arranz Juan-Jose

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BACKGROUND: With the aim of identifying selection signals in three Merino sheep lines that are highly specialized for fine wool production (Australian Industry Merino, Australian Merino and Australian Poll Merino) and considering that these lines have been subjected to selection not only for wool traits but also for growth and carcass traits and parasite resistance, we contrasted the OvineSNP50 BeadChip...

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Animals
Genotype
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Quantitative Trait Loci
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Selection, Genetic
Sheep
Wool

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PMID: 29115919
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-017-0354-x
PMCID: PMC5674817

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NCAPG
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