Article
Detection of Selection Signatures in Anqing Six-End-White Pigs Based on Resequencing Data.
Genes - 8 Dec 2022
Chen Yige, Wu Xudong, Wang Jinglin, Hou Yinhui, Liu Ying, Wang Bo, Hu Xiaojing, Zheng Xianrui, Zhang Xiaodong, Ding Yueyun, Yin Zongjun
Abstract excerpt
As a distinguished Chinese indigenous pig breed that exhibits disease resistance and high meat quality, the Anqing six-end-white (AQ) pig represents a valuable germplasm resource for improving the quality of the pig breeding industry. In this study, 24 AQ pigs that were distantly blood-related and 6 Asian Wild Boar (AWB) were selected for 10× deep-genome resequencing. The signatures of the selection were analyzed...
Topics
- Swine
- Animals
- Sus scrofa
- Disease Resistance
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Phenotype
- Quantitative Trait Loci
