Genome wide analyses reveal the population distinctiveness of the ‘Nera del Mela’ sheep

Genome wide analyses reveal the population distinctiveness of the ‘Nera del Mela’ sheep

Italy has a long history of sheep breeding and counts several local populations that may represent a unique source of genetic diversity. Among these, Nera del Mela is a sheep genetic resource historically reared in Sicily but not officially recognised as a breed. In this study, we genotyped 36 indiv...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Chessari, Andrea Criscione, Marco Tolone, Alessandro Zumbo, Silvia Riggio, Ilaria Rizzuto, Angelo Moscarelli, Vito Macaluso, Baldassare Portolano, Maria Teresa Sardina, Salvatore Mastrangelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
snps
animal genetic resource
sheep
genetic diversity
run of homozygosity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2023.2216724

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2023.2216724

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