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Evaluating genomic inbreeding of two Chinese yak (Bos grunniens) populations.
BMC genomics - 24 Jul 2024
Chen Shi-Yi, Luo Zhihao, Jia Xianbo, Zhou Junkun, Lai Song-Jia
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BACKGROUND: Yaks are a vital livestock in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau area for providing food products, maintaining sustainable ecosystems, and promoting cultural heritage. Because of uncontrolled mating, it is impossible to estimate inbreeding level of yak populations using the pedigree-based approaches. With the aims to accurately evaluate inbreeding level of two Chinese yak populations (Maiwa and Jiulong), we...
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