Article
Genomic diversity and signatures of selection in meat and fancy rabbit breeds based on high-density marker data.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 21 Jan 2022
Ballan Mohamad, Bovo Samuele, Schiavo Giuseppina, Schiavitto Michele, Negrini Riccardo, Fontanesi Luca
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Domestication of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) has led to a multi-purpose species that includes many breeds and lines with a broad phenotypic diversity, mainly for external traits (e.g. coat colours and patterns, fur structure, and morphometric traits) that are valued by fancy rabbit breeders. As a consequence of this human-driven selection, distinct signatures are expected to be present in the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
