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Signatures of selection reveal candidate genes involved in economic traits and cold acclimation in five Swedish cattle breeds.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 4 Sept 2020
Ghoreishifar Seyed Mohammad, Eriksson Susanne, Johansson Anna M, Khansefid Majid, Moghaddaszadeh-Ahrabi Sima, Parna Nahid, Davoudi Pourya, Javanmard Arash
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thousands of years of natural and artificial selection have resulted in indigenous cattle breeds that are well-adapted to the environmental challenges of their local habitat and thereby are considered as valuable genetic resources. Understanding the genetic background of such adaptation processes can help us design effective breeding objectives to preserve local breeds and improve commercial cattle....
Topics
- Acclimatization
- Altitude
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cold Temperature
- Pedigree
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable
- Selective Breeding