Detection of selection signatures in Piemontese and Marchigiana cattle, two breeds with similar production aptitudes but different selection histories

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Sorbolini, Silvia ^a   Marras, Gabriele ^a   Gaspa, Giustino ^a   Dimauro, Corrado ^a   Cellesi, Massimo ^a   Valentini, Alessio ^b   Macciotta, Nicolò Pp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAY; CATTLE; DETECTION METHOD; DOMESTICATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; SELECTION; SMOOTHING;

ITALY;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DATABASES, GENETIC; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SELECTION, GENETIC; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

EID: 84931053667     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-015-0128-2     Document Type: Article

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