Genomic data as the 'hitchhiker's guide' to cattle adaptation: tracking the milestones of past selection in the bovine genome
The bovine species have witnessed and played a major role in the drastic socio-economical changes that shaped our culture over the last 10,000 years. During this journey, cattle ‘hitchhiked’ on human development and colonized the world, facing strong selective pressures such as dramatic environmenta...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Genetics |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00036/full |