Article
Genome-wide scans for signatures of selection in Mangalarga Marchador horses using high-throughput SNP genotyping.
BMC genomics - 14 Oct 2021
Santos Wellington B, Schettini Gustavo P, Maiorano Amanda M, Bussiman Fernando O, Balieiro Júlio C C, Ferraz Guilherme C, Pereira Guilherme L, Baldassini Welder Angelo, Neto Otávio R M, Oliveira Henrique N, Curi Rogério A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The detection of signatures of selection in genomic regions provides insights into the evolutionary process, enabling discoveries regarding complex phenotypic traits. In this research, we focused on identifying genomic regions affected by different selection pressures, mainly highlighting the recent positive selection, as well as understanding the candidate genes and functional pathways associated...
Topics
- Animals
- Female
- Genome
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Homozygote
- Horses
- Male
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Selection, Genetic
