Genomic Analysis Reveals Human-Mediated Introgression From European Commercial Pigs to Henan Indigenous Pigs

Introgression of genetic features from European pigs into Chinese pigs was reported possibly contributing to improvements in productivity traits, such as feed conversion efficiency and body size. However, the genomic differences from European pigs and the potential role of introgression in Henan ind...

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Main Authors: Kejun Wang, Lige Zhang, Dongdong Duan, Ruimin Qiao, Xiuling Li, Xinjian Li, Xuelei Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.705803/full