Runs of homozygosity in Sable Island feral horses reveal the genomic consequences of inbreeding and divergence from domestic breeds

Runs of homozygosity in Sable Island feral horses reveal the genomic consequences of inbreeding and divergence from domestic breeds

Abstract Background Understanding inbreeding and its impact on fitness and evolutionary potential is fundamental to species conservation and agriculture. Long stretches of homozygous genotypes, known as runs of homozygosity (ROH), result from inbreeding and their number and length can provide useful...

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Main Authors: Julie Colpitts, Philip Dunstan McLoughlin, Jocelyn Poissant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Signatures of selection
ROH islands
Gene ontology enrichment
Genetic reservoir
Conservation genomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08729-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08729-9

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