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Genomic insights into Greek sheep structure and admixture with global domestic breeds.
BMC genomics - 16 Jun 2026
Tsartsianidou Valentina, Gkagkavouzis Konstantinos, Manunza Arianna, Cozzi Paolo, Moulistanos Aristotelis, Stella Alessandra, Chatziplis Dimitrios, Triantafyllidis Alexandros
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Greece holds a critical geographic position in the introduction of domestic sheep into Europe during Neolithic and post-Neolithic migrations, acting as a bridge with Asia. The genomic profile of Greek sheep remains underexplored compared to global breeds, despite their importance for sustainable livestock production. In this study, we constructed an extensive 50 K SNP data collection from 1,625 Greek...
Topics
- Animals
- Greece
- Genomics
- Sheep
- Breeding
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Sheep, Domestic
- Genome
- Genetics, Population