Identifying the unique characteristics of the Chinese indigenous pig breeds in the Yangtze River Delta region for precise conservation

Abstract Background China is the country with the most abundant swine genetic resources in the world. Through thousands of years of domestication and natural selection, most of pigs in China have developed unique genetic characteristics. Finding the unique genetic characteristics and modules of each...

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Main Authors: Qing-bo Zhao, Favour Oluwapelumi Oyelami, Qamar Raza Qadri, Hao Sun, Zhong Xu, Qi-shan Wang, Yu-chun Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07476-7