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Genetic diversity and population structure of Tibetan sheep breeds determined by whole genome resequencing.
Tropical animal health and production - 20 Feb 2021
Li Lei-Lei, Ma Shi-Ke, Peng Wei, Fang You-Gui, Duo Hai-Rui, Fu Hong-Yun, Jia Gong-Xue
Abstract excerpt
Tibetan sheep is one of primitive Chinese sheep breeds, which achieved the divergence about 2500 years ago in Qinghai plateau region. According to different geographic conditions, especially altitudes, Tibetan sheep evolved into different breeds. In this study, we performed whole genome resequencing of 5 representative Tibetan sheep breeds. Comparative genomic analysis showed that they can be divided into...
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