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A genome-wide comparison between selected and unselected Valle del Belice sheep reveals differences in population structure and footprints of recent selection.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Sept 2023
Ben Jemaa Slim, Tolone Marco, Sardina Maria Teresa, Di Gerlando Rosalia, Chessari Giorgio, Criscione Andrea, Persichilli Christian, Portolano Baldassare, Mastrangelo Salvatore
Abstract excerpt
About three decades of breeding and selection in the Valle del Belìce sheep are expected to have left several genomic footprints related to milk production traits. In this study, we have assembled a dataset with 451 individuals of the Valle del Belìce sheep breed: 184 animals that underwent directional selection for milk production and 267 unselected animals, genotyped for 40,660 single-nucleotide polymorphisms...
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