Genome-wide local ancestry and evidence for mitonuclear coadaptation in African hybrid cattle populations

Summary: The phenotypic diversity of African cattle reflects adaptation to a wide range of agroecological conditions, human-mediated selection preferences, and complex patterns of admixture between the humpless Bos taurus (taurine) and humped Bos indicus (zebu) subspecies, which diverged 150–500 tho...

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Main Authors: James A. Ward, Gillian P. McHugo, Michael J. Dover, Thomas J. Hall, Said Ismael Ng'ang'a, Tad S. Sonstegard, Daniel G. Bradley, Laurent A.F. Frantz, Michael Salter-Townshend, David E. MacHugh
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222009440