Detection of Selection Signatures in Chinese Landrace and Yorkshire Pigs Based on Genotyping-by-Sequencing Data

Detection of Selection Signatures in Chinese Landrace and Yorkshire Pigs Based on Genotyping-by-Sequencing Data

The domestic pigs have been undergone intense selection pressures for these development of interested traits following domestication and modern breeding. This has altered many traits in most of pig breeds, such as growth rate, body weight, fertility, and immunity. Thus, the objectives of this study...

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Main Authors: Kai Wang, Pingxian Wu, Qiang Yang, Dejuan Chen, Jie Zhou, Anan Jiang, Jideng Ma, Qianzi Tang, Weihang Xiao, Yanzhi Jiang, Li Zhu, Xuewei Li, Guoqing Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
pig
selection signature
artificial selection
domestication
genome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00119/full

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