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Genetic diversity and selection signatures of the beef 'Charolais de Cuba' breed.
Scientific reports - 20 Jul 2018
Rodriguez-Valera Yoel, Renand Gilles, Naves Michel, Fonseca-Jiménez Yidix, Moreno-Probance Teresa Inés, Ramos-Onsins Sebastian, Rocha Dominique, Ramayo-Caldas Yuliaxis
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we used BovineSNP50 Genotyping BeadChip data to estimate the structure, putative ancestral origin as well as to identify regions with selective sweeps that may have had an important role in the adaptation to tropical conditions of the 'Charolais de Cuba' (CHCU) breed. According to a principal component analysis, CHCU samples cluster together with taurine breeds with an estimated 93% of taurus...
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