Article
Whole-genome resequencing reveals signatures of selection and timing of duck domestication.
GigaScience - 1 Apr 2018
Zhang Zebin, Jia Yaxiong, Almeida Pedro, Mank Judith E, van Tuinen Marcel, Wang Qiong, Jiang Zhihua, Chen Yu, Zhan Kai, Hou Shuisheng, Zhou Zhengkui, Li Huifang, Yang Fangxi, He Yong, Ning Zhonghua, Yang Ning, Qu Lujiang
Abstract excerpt
Background: The genetic basis of animal domestication remains poorly understood, and systems with substantial phenotypic differences between wild and domestic populations are useful for elucidating the genetic basis of adaptation to new environments as well as the genetic basis of rapid phenotypic change. Here, we sequenced the whole genome of 78 individual ducks, from two wild and seven domesticated populations,...
Topics
- Animals
- Domestication
- Ducks
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Selection, Genetic
- Whole Genome Sequencing