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CNV detection and their association with growth, efficiency and carcass traits in Santa Inês sheep.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Jul 2022
Ladeira Giovanni Coelho, Pilonetto Fabrício, Fernandes Anna Carolina, Bóscollo Paola Pérez, Dauria Brayan Dias, Titto Cristiane Gonçalves, Coutinho Luiz Lehmann, E Silva Fabyano Fonseca, Pinto Luís Fernando Batista, Mourão Gerson Barreto
Abstract excerpt
Copy number variations (CNV) are an important source of genetic variation. CNV has been increasingly studied and frequently associated with diseases and productive traits in livestock animals. However, CNV-based genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in Santa Inês sheep, one of the principal sheep breeds in Brazil, have not yet been reported. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between...
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