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Whole-genome resequencing of Chinese indigenous sheep provides insight into the genetic basis underlying climate adaptation.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 2 Apr 2024
Jin Meilin, Wang Huihua, Liu Gang, Lu Jian, Yuan Zehu, Li Taotao, Liu Engming, Lu Zengkui, Du Lixin, Wei Caihong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chinese indigenous sheep are valuable resources with unique features and characteristics. They are distributed across regions with different climates in mainland China; however, few reports have analyzed the environmental adaptability of sheep based on their genome. We examined the variants and signatures of selection involved in adaptation to extreme humidity, altitude, and temperature conditions in...
Topics
- Sheep
- Animals
- Selection, Genetic
- China
- Genome
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Altitude
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide