Using singleton densities to detect recent selection in Bos taurus

Abstract Many quantitative traits are subject to polygenic selection, where several genomic regions undergo small, simultaneous changes in allele frequency that collectively alter a phenotype. The widespread availability of genome data, along with novel statistical techniques, has made it easier to...

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Main Authors: Matthew Hartfield, Nina Aagaard Poulsen, Bernt Guldbrandtsen, Thomas Bataillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021-12-01
Series:Evolution Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.263