The ancestral origin of the critically endangered Quadricorna sheep as revealed by genome-wide analysis.

The ancestral origin of the critically endangered Quadricorna sheep as revealed by genome-wide analysis.

Livestock European diffusion followed different human migration waves from the Fertile Crescent. In sheep, at least two diffusion waves have shaped the current breeds' biodiversity generating a complex genetic pattern composed by either primitive or fine-wool selected breeds. Among primitive br...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Senczuk, Marika Di Civita, Luigina Rillo, Alessandra Macciocchi, Mariaconsiglia Occidente, Giorgio Saralli, Valentina D'Onofrio, Tiziana Galli, Christian Persichilli, Claudio Di Giovannantonio, Fabio Pilla, Donato Matassino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275989

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