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Recombination rates in pigs differ between breeds, sexes and individuals, and are associated with the RNF212, SYCP2, PRDM7, MEI1 and MSH4 loci.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 20 May 2022
Brekke Cathrine, Berg Peer, Gjuvsland Arne B, Johnston Susan E
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BACKGROUND: Recombination is a fundamental part of mammalian meiosis that leads to the exchange of large segments of DNA between homologous chromosomes and is therefore an important driver of genetic diversity in populations. In breeding populations, understanding recombination is of particular interest because it can break up unfavourable linkage phases between alleles and produce novel combinations of alleles...
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