Population structure and genomic inbreeding in nine Swiss dairy cattle populations

Abstract Background Domestication, breed formation and intensive selection have resulted in divergent cattle breeds that likely exhibit their own genomic signatures. In this study, we used genotypes from 27,612 autosomal single nucleotide polymorphisms to characterize population structure based on 9...

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Main Authors: Heidi Signer-Hasler, Alexander Burren, Markus Neuditschko, Mirjam Frischknecht, Dorian Garrick, Christian Stricker, Birgit Gredler, Beat Bapst, Christine Flury
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-017-0358-6