Signatures of diversifying selection in European pig breeds.

Signatures of diversifying selection in European pig breeds.

Following domestication, livestock breeds have experienced intense selection pressures for the development of desirable traits. This has resulted in a large diversity of breeds that display variation in many phenotypic traits, such as coat colour, muscle composition, early maturity, growth rate, bod...

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Main Authors: Samantha Wilkinson, Zen H Lu, Hendrik-Jan Megens, Alan L Archibald, Chris Haley, Ian J Jackson, Martien A M Groenen, Richard P M A Crooijmans, Rob Ogden, Pamela Wiener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23637623/?tool=EBI

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