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Analysis of selection signatures reveals important insights into the adaptability of high-altitude Indian sheep breed Changthangi.
Gene - 5 Oct 2021
Ahmad Sheikh Firdous, Mehrotra Arnav, Charles Sona, Ganai Nazir Ahmad
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Changthangi is a high-altitude sheep breed of India that is adapted to cold and hypoxic climate of Himalayas. In the present study, we analysed population structure of Changthangi and contrasted it with selected Indian and European commercial sheep breeds to detect genomic regions under positive selection. The Illumina OvineSNP50v1 genotype data on 292 animals from seven different sheep breeds i.e., Changthangi...
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