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Whole Genome Sequencing of Hulunbuir Short-Tailed Sheep for Identifying Candidate Genes Related to the Short-Tail Phenotype.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 2 Feb 2018
Zhi Dafu, Da Lai, Liu Moning, Cheng Chen, Zhang Yukun, Wang Xin, Li Xiunan, Tian Zhipeng, Yang Yanyan, He Tingyi, Long Xin, Wei Wei, Cao Guifang
Abstract excerpt
The Hulunbuir short-tailed sheep (Ovis aries) is a breed native to China, in which the short-tail phenotype is the result of artificial and natural selection favoring a specific set of genetic mutations. Here, we analyzed the genetic differences between short-tail and normal-tail phenotypes at the genomic level. Selection signals were identified in genome-wide sequences. From 16 sheep, we identified 72,101,346...
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