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Shared Ancestry and Signatures of Recent Selection in Gotland Sheep.
Genes - 17 Mar 2021
Ghoreishifar Seyed Mohammad, Rochus Christina Marie, Moghaddaszadeh-Ahrabi Sima, Davoudi Pourya, Salek Ardestani Siavash, Zinovieva Natalia A, Deniskova Tatiana E, Johansson Anna M
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Gotland sheep, a breed native to Gotland, Sweden (an island in the Baltic Sea), split from the Gute sheep breed approximately 100 years ago, and since, has probably been crossed with other breeds. This breed has recently gained popularity, due to its pelt quality. This study estimates the shared ancestors and identifies recent selection signatures in Gotland sheep using 600 K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)...
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