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Genetic Diversity in the Orenburg Goat Breed Revealed by Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Analysis: Initial Steps in Saving a Threatened Population.
Genes - 25 Oct 2024
Deniskova Tatiana E, Dotsev Arsen V, Abdelmanova Alexandra S, Petrov Sergey N, Frolov Alexey N, Platonov Stanislav A, Gladyr Elena A, Gusev Igor V, Selionova Marina I, Rodionov Andrey N, Lebedev Svyatoslav V, Griffin Darren K, Romanov Michael N, Zinovieva Natalia A
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Background/Objectives: Orenburg goats are renowned for their soft down that acts as a substrate for warm clothing, particularly shawls that have an international reputation. As with many local livestock breeds, however, the Orenburg is presently at risk of extinction, an issue that can be addressed by assessing population genetic diversity and, thereafter, encouraging as much outbreeding as possible. Using...
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