Comparative population genomic analysis uncovers novel genomic footprints and genes associated with small body size in Chinese pony

Comparative population genomic analysis uncovers novel genomic footprints and genes associated with small body size in Chinese pony

Abstract Background Body size is considered as one of the most fundamental properties of an organism. Due to intensive breeding and artificial selection throughout the domestication history, horses exhibit striking variations for heights at withers and body sizes. Debao pony (DBP), a famous Chinese...

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Main Authors: Hojjat Asadollahpour Nanaei, Ali Esmailizadeh, Ahmad Ayatollahi Mehrgardi, Jianlin Han, Dong-Dong Wu, Yan Li, Ya-Ping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Body size
Artificial selection
Population genomics
Horse
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-06887-2

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