Genetic diversity in the modern horse illustrated from genome-wide SNP data.

Genetic diversity in the modern horse illustrated from genome-wide SNP data.

Horses were domesticated from the Eurasian steppes 5,000-6,000 years ago. Since then, the use of horses for transportation, warfare, and agriculture, as well as selection for desired traits and fitness, has resulted in diverse populations distributed across the world, many of which have become or ar...

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Main Authors: Jessica L Petersen, James R Mickelson, E Gus Cothran, Lisa S Andersson, Jeanette Axelsson, Ernie Bailey, Danika Bannasch, Matthew M Binns, Alexandre S Borges, Pieter Brama, Artur da Câmara Machado, Ottmar Distl, Michela Felicetti, Laura Fox-Clipsham, Kathryn T Graves, Gérard Guérin, Bianca Haase, Telhisa Hasegawa, Karin Hemmann, Emmeline W Hill, Tosso Leeb, Gabriella Lindgren, Hannes Lohi, Maria Susana Lopes, Beatrice A McGivney, Sofia Mikko, Nicholas Orr, M Cecilia T Penedo, Richard J Piercy, Marja Raekallio, Stefan Rieder, Knut H Røed, Maurizio Silvestrelli, June Swinburne, Teruaki Tozaki, Mark Vaudin, Claire M Wade, Molly E McCue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3559798?pdf=render

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