Genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity in South American Camelids

Abstract Background Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), llama (Lama glama), vicugna (Vicugna vicugna) and guanaco (Lama guanicoe), are the camelid species distributed over the Andean high-altitude grasslands, the Altiplano, and the Patagonian arid steppes. Despite the wide interest on these animals, most of the...

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Main Authors: Stefano Pallotti, Matteo Picciolini, Marco Antonini, Carlo Renieri, Valerio Napolioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09547-3