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Genomic evidence for human-mediated introgressive hybridization and selection in the developed breed.
BMC genomics - 2 Apr 2024
Du Heng, Liu Zhen, Lu Shi-Yu, Jiang Li, Zhou Lei, Liu Jian-Feng
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BACKGROUND: The pig (Sus Scrofa) is one of the oldest domesticated livestock species that has undergone extensive improvement through modern breeding. European breeds have advantages in lean meat development and highly-productive body type, whereas Asian breeds possess extraordinary fat deposition and reproductive performance. Consequently, Eurasian breeds have been extensively used to develop modern commercial...
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