Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals the Effects of Recent Artificial Selection on Litter Size of Bamei Mutton Sheep

Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals the Effects of Recent Artificial Selection on Litter Size of Bamei Mutton Sheep

Bamei mutton sheep is a Chinese domestic sheep breed developed by crossing German Mutton Merino sheep and indigenous Mongolian sheep for meat production. Here, we focused on detecting candidate genes associated with the increasing of the litter size in this breeds under recent artificial selection t...

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Main Authors: Yaxin Yao, Zhangyuan Pan, Ran Di, Qiuyue Liu, Wenping Hu, Xiaofei Guo, Xiaoyun He, Shangquan Gan, Xiangyu Wang, Mingxing Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
Bamei mutton sheep
whole-genome sequencing
litter size
selection signal analysis
breeding
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/1/157

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