Genomic data as the 'hitchhiker's guide' to cattle adaptation: tracking the milestones of past selection in the bovine genome

The bovine species have witnessed and played a major role in the drastic socio-economical changes that shaped our culture over the last 10,000 years. During this journey, cattle ‘hitchhiked’ on human development and colonized the world, facing strong selective pressures such as dramatic environmenta...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Genetics
Main Authors:	Yuri Tani Utsunomiya, Ana Maria Pérez O'Brien, Tad Stewart Sonstegard, Johann eSölkner, Jose Fernando eGarcia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Subjects:	adaptation SNP Bos indicus positive selection Bos taurus
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00036/full