High-resolution analysis of selection sweeps identified between fine-wool Merino and coarse-wool Churra sheep breeds

Abstract Background With the aim of identifying selection signals in three Merino sheep lines that are highly specialized for fine wool production (Australian Industry Merino, Australian Merino and Australian Poll Merino) and considering that these lines have been subjected to selection not only for...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Gutiérrez-Gil, Cristina Esteban-Blanco, Pamela Wiener, Praveen Krishna Chitneedi, Aroa Suarez-Vega, Juan-Jose Arranz
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-017-0354-x