Article
Assessing genomic diversity and signatures of selection in Jiaxian Red cattle using whole-genome sequencing data.
BMC genomics - 9 Jan 2021
Xia Xiaoting, Zhang Shunjin, Zhang Huaju, Zhang Zijing, Chen Ningbo, Li Zhigang, Sun Hongxia, Liu Xian, Lyu Shijie, Wang Xianwei, Li Zhiming, Yang Peng, Xu Jiawei, Ding Xiaoting, Shi Qiaoting, Wang Eryao, Ru Baorui, Xu Zejun, Lei Chuzhao, Chen Hong, Huang Yongzhen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Native cattle breeds are an important source of genetic variation because they might carry alleles that enable them to adapt to local environment and tough feeding conditions. Jiaxian Red, a Chinese native cattle breed, is reported to have originated from crossbreeding between taurine and indicine cattle; their history as a draft and meat animal dates back at least 30 years. Using whole-genome...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Genomics
- Phenotype
- Plant Breeding
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Selection, Genetic
- Whole Genome Sequencing