Genetic Divergence of Cattle Populations Based on Genomic Information
The aim of this study was to analyze the extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD) and estimate the effective population size in three divergent cattle breeds. In total 19 Pinzgau, 30 Brown Swiss, and 30 Nelore bulls were genotyped using Illumina BovineSNP50 v2 BeadChip. The level of LD was assessed onl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-09-01
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Series: | Scientia Agriculturae Bohemica |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/sab-2016-0016 |