Analysis of genome-wide DNA arrays reveals the genomic population structure and diversity in autochthonous Greek goat breeds.

Goats play an important role in the livestock sector in Greece. The national herd consists mainly of two indigenous breeds, the Eghoria and Skopelos. Here, we report the population structure and genomic profiles of these two native goat breeds using Illumina's Goat SNP50 BeadChip. Moreover, we...

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Main Authors: S Michailidou, G Th Tsangaris, A Tzora, I Skoufos, G Banos, A Argiriou, G Arsenos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226179