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Analyzing Runs of Homozygosity Reveals Patterns of Selection in German Brown Cattle.
Genes - 9 Aug 2024
Wirth Anna, Duda Jürgen, Emmerling Reiner, Götz Kay-Uwe, Birkenmaier Franz, Distl Ottmar
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An increasing trend in ancestral and classical inbreeding coefficients as well as inbreeding depression for longevity were found in the German Brown population. In addition, the proportion of US Brown Swiss genes is steadily increasing in German Browns. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to analyze the presence and genomic localization of runs of homozygosity (ROH) in order to evaluate their associations...
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