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 …

This chapter is devoted to the role of genetic variation and gene-exercise interactions in the
biology of adaptation to exercise. There is evidence from genetic epidemiology research that …

Despite great progress in identifying genetic variants that influence human disease, most
inherited risk remains unexplained. A more complete understanding requires genome-wide …

Background Identification of genomic regions that have been targets of selection for
phenotypic traits is one of the most important and challenging areas of research in animal …

Intense selective pressures applied over short evolutionary time have resulted in
homogeneity within, but substantial variation among, horse breeds. Utilizing this population …

Background Artificial selection for economically important traits in cattle is expected to have
left distinctive selection signatures on the genome. Access to high-density genotypes …

Following domestication, sheep (Ovis aries) have become essential farmed animals across
the world through adaptation to a diverse range of environments and varied production …

In the age of whole-genome population genetics, so-called genomic scan studies often
conclude with a long list of putatively selected loci. These lists are then further scrutinized to …

Variants of the MSTN gene encoding myostatin are associated with muscle hypertrophy
phenotypes in a range of mammalian species, most notably cattle, dogs, mice, and humans …

Genomewide scans for natural selection (GWSS) have become increasingly common over
the last 15 years due to increased availability of genome‐scale genetic data. Here, we report …