Assessing genomic diversity and signatures of selection in Jiaxian Red cattle using whole-genome sequencing data

X Xia, S Zhang, H Zhang, Z Zhang, N Chen, Z Li, H Sun… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Native cattle breeds are an important source of genetic variation because they
might carry alleles that enable them to adapt to local environment and tough feeding …

A publicly available repository of ROH islands reveals signatures of selection in different livestock and pet species

W Gorssen, R Meyermans, S Janssens… - Genetics Selection …, 2021 - Springer
Background Runs of homozygosity (ROH) have become the state-of-the-art method for
analysis of inbreeding in animal populations. Moreover, ROH are suited to detect signatures …

Applications of microsatellites and single nucleotide polymorphisms for the genetic characterization of cattle and small ruminants: An overview

O Cortes, J Cañon, LT Gama - Ruminants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The status of genetic diversity, adaptation to climate change or the identification of genes
associated with traits of interest in livestock populations has been a major concern for …

Characterization of runs of homozygosity, heterozygosity-enriched regions, and population structure in cattle populations selected for different breeding goals

HA Mulim, LF Brito, LFB Pinto, JBS Ferraz, L Grigoletto… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background A decline in the level of genetic diversity in livestock can result in reduced
response to selection, greater incidence of genetic defects, and inbreeding depression. In …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic inbreeding coefficients using imputed genotypes: Assessing different estimators in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

C Dadousis, M Ablondi, C Cipolat-Gotet… - Journal of dairy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to estimate inbreeding coefficients in Holstein dairy cattle
using imputed SNPs data. A data set of 95,540 Italian Holstein dairy cows from the routine …

Runs of homozygosity revealed reproductive traits of Hu sheep

Y Li, Z Chen, Y Fang, C Cao, Z Zhang, Y Pan, Q Wang - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hu sheep, a famous breed in the Taihu Basin, has the advantages of non-seasonal estrus,
multiple fetuses, coarse feeding tolerance, and suitability for house feeding. Runs of …

Runs of homozygosity analysis of South African sheep breeds from various production systems investigated using OvineSNP50k data

EF Dzomba, M Chimonyo, R Pierneef, FC Muchadeyi - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Population history, production system and within-breed selection pressure
impacts the genome architecture resulting in reduced genetic diversity and increased …

Runs of homozygosity in modern chicken revealed by sequence data

R Talebi, T Szmatoła, G Mészáros… - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are chromosomal stretches that in a diploid genome appear in
a homozygous state and display identical alleles at multiple contiguous loci. This study …

Selection, recombination and population history effects on runs of homozygosity (ROH) in wild red deer (Cervus elaphus)

AM Hewett, MA Stoffel, L Peters, SE Johnston… - Heredity, 2023 - nature.com
The distribution of runs of homozygosity (ROH) may be shaped by a number of interacting
processes such as selection, recombination and population history, but little is known about …

Functional and population genetic features of copy number variations in two dairy cattle populations

YL Lee, M Bosse, E Mullaart, MAM Groenen… - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Copy Number Variations (CNVs) are gain or loss of DNA segments
that are known to play a role in shaping a wide range of phenotypes. In this study, we used …