Genomic Scan for Selection Signature Reveals Fat Deposition in Chinese Indigenous Sheep with Extreme Tail Types

Genomic Scan for Selection Signature Reveals Fat Deposition in Chinese Indigenous Sheep with Extreme Tail Types

It is a unique feature that fat can be deposited in sheep tails and rumps. To elucidate the genetic mechanism underlying this trait, we collected 120 individuals from three Chinese indigenous sheep breeds with extreme tail types, namely large fat-tailed sheep (<i>n</i> = 40), Altay sheep...

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Main Authors: Fuping Zhao, Tianyu Deng, Liangyu Shi, Wenwen Wang, Qin Zhang, Lixin Du, Lixian Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
tail type
selection signature
sheep
fat deposition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/5/773

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