Genomic signatures of adaptive introgression and environmental adaptation in the Sheko cattle of southwest Ethiopia.

Although classified as an African taurine breed, the genomes of Sheko cattle are an admixture of Asian zebu and African taurine ancestries. They populate the humid Bench Maji zone in Sheko and Bench districts in the south-western part of Ethiopia and are considered as a trypanotolerant breed with hi...

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Main Authors: Hussain Bahbahani, Arwa Afana, David Wragg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6095569?pdf=render