Signatures of selection reveal candidate genes involved in economic traits and cold acclimation in five Swedish cattle breeds

Abstract Background Thousands of years of natural and artificial selection have resulted in indigenous cattle breeds that are well-adapted to the environmental challenges of their local habitat and thereby are considered as valuable genetic resources. Understanding the genetic background of such ada...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mohammad Ghoreishifar, Susanne Eriksson, Anna M. Johansson, Majid Khansefid, Sima Moghaddaszadeh-Ahrabi, Nahid Parna, Pourya Davoudi, Arash Javanmard
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-020-00571-5