Runs of homozygosity: current knowledge and applications in livestock

E Peripolli, DP Munari, M Silva, ALF Lima… - Animal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This review presents a broader approach to the implementation and study of runs of
homozygosity (ROH) in animal populations, focusing on identifying and characterizing ROH …

[HTML][HTML] Symposium review: The genomic architecture of inbreeding: How homozygosity affects health and performance

CF Baes, BO Makanjuola, F Miglior, G Marras… - Journal of dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Inbreeding depression is a growing concern in livestock because it can detrimentally affect
animal fitness, health, and production levels. Genomic information can be used to more …

Inbreeding and runs of homozygosity: A possible solution to an old problem

I Curik, M Ferenčaković, J Sölkner - Livestock science, 2014 - Elsevier
Quantifying human, plant and livestock inbreeding has been an important goal of
evolutionary biologists and agricultural scientists for nearly a century, and methods to do so …

Analysis of runs of homozygosity and their relationship with inbreeding in five cattle breeds farmed in Italy

G Marras, G Gaspa, S Sorbolini, C Dimauro… - Animal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Increased inbreeding is an inevitable consequence of selection in livestock populations. The
analysis of high‐density single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) facilitates the identification …

Detect runs of homozygosity and runs of heterozygosity in diploid genomes

F Biscarini, P Cozzi, G Gaspa, G Marras - 2019 - iris.unito.it
detectRUNS is a R package for the detection of runs of homozygosity (ROH/ROHom) and of
heterozygosity (ROHet, aka “heterozygosity-rich regions”) in diploid genomes. ROH/ROHom …

Estimating autozygosity from high-throughput information: effects of SNP density and genotyping errors

M Ferenčaković, J Sölkner, I Curik - Genetics Selection Evolution, 2013 - Springer
Background Runs of homozygosity are long, uninterrupted stretches of homozygous
genotypes that enable reliable estimation of levels of inbreeding (ie, autozygosity) based on …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of inbreeding depression in Holstein cattle using whole-genome SNP markers and alternative measures of genomic inbreeding

DW Bjelland, KA Weigel, N Vukasinovic… - Journal of dairy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The effects of increased pedigree inbreeding in dairy cattle populations have been well
documented and result in a negative impact on profitability. Recent advances in genotyping …

Estimates of autozygosity derived from runs of homozygosity: empirical evidence from selected cattle populations

M Ferenčaković, E Hamzić, B Gredler… - Journal of Animal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Using genome‐wide SNP data, we calculated genomic inbreeding coefficients (FROH> 1
Mb, FROH> 2 Mb, FROH> 8 Mb and FROH> 16 Mb) derived from runs of homozygosity …

Assessment of runs of homozygosity islands and estimates of genomic inbreeding in Gyr (Bos indicus) dairy cattle

E Peripolli, NB Stafuzza, DP Munari, ALF Lima… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are continuous homozygous segments of the
DNA sequence. They have been applied to quantify individual autozygosity and used as a …

Genome-wide characterization of selection signatures and runs of homozygosity in Ugandan goat breeds

RB Onzima, MR Upadhyay, HP Doekes, LF Brito… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Both natural and artificial selection are among the main driving forces shaping genetic
variation across the genome of livestock species. Selection typically leaves signatures in the …