Copy Number Variation and Selection Signal: Exploring the Domestication History and Phenotype Differences Between Duroc and the Chinese Native Ningxiang Pigs.

doi:10.3390/ijms252111716

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Copy Number Variation and Selection Signal: Exploring the Domestication History and Phenotype Differences Between Duroc and the Chinese Native Ningxiang Pigs.

International journal of molecular sciences - 31 Oct 2024

Yang Fang, Chen Wenwu, Yang Yanda, Meng Yang, Chen Yantong, Ding Xiaoling, Zhang Yuebo, He Jun, Gao Ning

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The Ningxiang pig, one of the well-known Chinese native pig breeds, has the advantages of tender meat, high intramuscular fat (IMF) content, and roughage tolerance, compared to the commercial lean pig breeds. The genetic basis for complex traits in Ningxiang pigs has been previously studied through other genetic markers, such as Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP), while the characteristics of copy number...

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Copy Number Variation and Selection Signal: Exploring the Domestication History and Phenotype Differences Between Duroc and the Chinese Native Ningxiang Pigs.

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