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Whole-genome homozygosity mapping reveals candidate regions affecting bull fertility in US Holstein cattle.
BMC genomics - 4 May 2020
Nani Juan Pablo, Peñagaricano Francisco
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BACKGROUND: Achieving rapid genetic progress while maintaining adequate genetic diversity is one of the main challenges facing the dairy industry. The increase in inbreeding can be used to monitor the loss of genetic diversity. Inbreeding tends to increase the proportion of homozygous loci, some of which cause homozygosity of recessive alleles that results in reduced performance. This phenomenon is known as...
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