Whole-genome sequencing of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds allows the detection of signatures of selection for adaptation of genetic resources to different breeding and production systems

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Samuele Bovo · University of Bologna

Anisa Ribani · University of Bologna

María Muñoz · Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria

Estefânia Alves · Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria

J. P. Araújo · Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Riccardo Bozzi · University of Florence

Marjeta Čandek‐Potokar

Abstract

Our findings provide a catalogue of genetic variants of many European pig populations and identify genome regions that can explain, at least in part, the phenotypic diversity of these genetic resources.

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Published in: Genetics Selection Evolution

Volume 52, Issue 1, pp. 33-33

DOI: 10.1186/s12711-020-00553-7

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Whole-genome sequencing of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds allows the detection of signatures of selection for adaptation of genetic resources to different breeding and production systems

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