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Genetic structure and genome-wide association study of the traditional Kazakh horses.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Sept 2023
Pozharskiy Alexandr, Abdrakhmanova Aisha, Beishova Indira, Shamshidin Alzhan, Nametov Askar, Ulyanova Tatyana, Bekova Gulmira, Kikebayev Nabidulla, Kovalchuk Alexandr, Ulyanov Vadim, Turabayev Amangeldy, Khusnitdinova Marina, Zhambakin Kabyl, Sapakhova Zagipa, Shamekova Malika, Gritsenko Dilyara
Abstract excerpt
Horses are traditionally used in Kazakhstan as a source of food and as working and saddle animals as well. Here, for the first time, microarray-based medium-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping of six traditionally defined types and breeds of indigenous Kazakh horses was conducted to reveal their genetic structure and find markers associated with animal size and weight. The results showed that...
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