Article
Insights into trait-association of selection signatures and adaptive eQTL in indigenous African cattle.
BMC genomics - 19 Oct 2024
Friedrich Juliane, Liu Shuli, Fang Lingzhao, Prendergast James, Wiener Pamela
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: African cattle represent a unique resource of genetic diversity in response to adaptation to numerous environmental challenges. Characterising the genetic landscape of indigenous African cattle and identifying genomic regions and genes of functional importance can contribute to targeted breeding and tackle the loss of genetic diversity. However, pinpointing the adaptive variant and determining...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Selection, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Breeding
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Gene Frequency
