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Reproductive traits in Pura Raza Española mares manifest inbreeding depression from low levels of homozygosity.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Jul 2024
Laseca Nora, Ziadi Chiraz, Perdomo-Gonzalez Davinia I, Valera Mercedes, Demyda-Peyras Sebastián, Molina Antonio
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Inbreeding depression is a genetic phenomenon associated with the loss of fitness and mean phenotypic performance due to mating between relatives. Historically, inbreeding coefficients have been estimated from pedigree information. However, the onset of genomic selection programs provides large datasets of individuals genotyped using SNP arrays, enabling more precise assessment of an individual's genomic-level...
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