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Detecting selection signatures on the X chromosome of the Chinese Debao pony.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Feb 2018
Liu X-X, Pan J-F, Zhao Q-J, He X-H, Pu Y-B, Han J-L, Ma Y-H, Jiang L
Abstract excerpt
The X chromosome shows a special interaction between demographic factors and genetic variation, and the analysis of X-linked genomic variation can therefore provide insights into the unique effects of demography and selection on the horse genome that cannot be readily detected by autosomal markers. Debao (DB) ponies have experienced intense selective pressure for the development of their small stature (<106 cm at...
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