The distribution of runs of homozygosity and selection signatures in six commercial meat sheep breeds.

Domestication and the subsequent selection of animals for either economic or morphological features can leave a variety of imprints on the genome of a population. Genomic regions subjected to high selective pressures often show reduced genetic diversity and frequent runs of homozygosity (ROH). There...

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Main Authors: Deirdre C Purfield, Sinead McParland, Eamon Wall, Donagh P Berry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5413029?pdf=render