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Genomic diversity and selection in the racing greyhound of Great Britain.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 29 Apr 2026
Han Haige, Blackett Tiffany A, Campbell Madeleine L H, Holtby Amy Rebecca, McGivney Beatrice A, Hill Emmeline Wynne
Abstract excerpt
The greyhound has been strongly selected for competitive racing. Here, we present the first comprehensive population genomic analysis of racing greyhounds (n = 54) in the context of 14 other dog breeds (n = 352) using 473K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes. Inbreeding in the greyhound (FROH = 0.47) was higher than in most other breeds, reflecting positive selection for athletic traits but also...
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