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Landscape Genetics Reveals Geographic Structuring of Locally Adapted Goat Populations from Brazil, Spain, and Ecuador.
Genes - 15 May 2026
Castillo Cevallos Luis Antonio, Rocha Laura Leandro da, Aguirre Riofrio Edgar Lenin, Martinez Martinez Amparo, Delgado Bermejo Juan Vicente, Ribeiro Maria Norma
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Background: Locally adapted goat populations represent important reservoirs of genetic diversity and play a crucial role in the sustainability of livestock production systems, particularly in marginal environments. However, many of these populations are currently threatened by genetic erosion caused by crossbreeding with highly specialized commercial breeds. Although previous studies have described the genetic...
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