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Genome-wide SNP-based genomic diversity and population structure analysis in alpaca populations from Europe and Peru.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 2 Sept 2026
Tan Kirsty, Adeniyi Olusegun Olaniyi, Letko Anna, Manz Eberhard, Wagner Henrik Werner, Zanolari Patrik, More Manuel, Gutierrez-Reynoso Gustavo A, Drögemüller Cord, Lühken Gesine
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to analyze the genetic diversity and population structure of alpacas in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria (German-speaking regions, GSR) and to compare with that of the country of origin of the species (Peru). A total of 179 animals from GSR and 151 from Peru were genotyped with a species-specific 76k SNP array. The observed and expected heterozygosity was 0.305 and 0.311 for GSR and 0.310 and...
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- Animals
- Camelids, New World
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Peru
- Genetics, Population
