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Whole-genome SNP markers reveal runs of homozygosity in indigenous cattle breeds of Pakistan.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Nov 2023
Saif-Ur-Rehman Muhammad, Hassan Faiz-Ul, Reecy James, Deng Tingxian
Abstract excerpt
The runs of homozygosity (ROH) were identified in 14 Pakistani cattle breeds (n = 105) by genotyping with the Illumina 50 K SNP BeadChip. These breeds were categorized into Dairy, Dual, and Draft breeds based on their utility and production performance. We identified a total of 10,936 ROHs which mainly consisted of a high number of shorter segments (1-4 Mb). Dairy group exhibited the highest level of inbreeding...
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