Background Selective breeding is a relatively recent practice in aquaculture species
compared to terrestrial livestock. Nevertheless, the genetic variability of farmed salmonid …

Background Use of whole-genome sequence data (WGS) is expected to improve
identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL). However, this requires imputation to WGS, often …

The Piétrain pig originates from the Belgian village Piétrain some time between 1920 and
1950. Owing to its superior conformation, the Piétrain has spread worldwide since the …

Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are widely used to investigate genetic diversity, demographic
history, and positive selection signatures of livestock. Commercial breeds provide excellent …

Socially affected traits in pigs are controlled by direct genetic effects and social genetic
effects, which can make elucidation of their genetic architecture challenging. We evaluated …

Simple Summary The pig is one of the most important livestock animals, providing the
majority of protein for humans. The population genetics analysis of pigs not only helps …

This research aimed to measure the extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD), effective
population size (N e), and runs of homozygosity (ROHs) in one of the major Iranian sheep …

Simple Summary Evaluation of the population structure and linkage disequilibrium can offer
important insights to fully understand the genetic diversity and population history of cattle …

The branch point sequence is a degenerate intronic heptamer required for the assembly of
the spliceosome during pre-mRNA splicing. Disruption of this motif may promote alternative …

Genomic linkage disequilibrium (LD) is an important population diversity measure and an
indicator determining the efficacy of genomic applications. The present population genomic …