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Historical Westward Migration Phases of Ovis aries Inferred from the Population Structure and the Phylogeography of Occidental Mediterranean Native Sheep Breeds.
Genes - 10 Aug 2022
Ben Sassi-Zaidy Yousra, Mohamed-Brahmi Aziza, Chaouch Melek, Maretto Fabio, Cendron Filippo, Charfi-Cheikhrouha Faouzia, Ben Abderrazak Souha, Djemali Mnaour, Cassandro Martino
Abstract excerpt
In this study, the genetic relationship and the population structure of western Mediterranean basin native sheep breeds are investigated, analyzing Maghrebian, Central Italian, and Venetian sheep with a highly informative microsatellite markers panel. The phylogeographical analysis, between breeds' differentiation level (Wright's fixation index), gene flow, ancestral relatedness measured by molecular coancestry,...
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