Genome-Wide Specific Selection in Three Domestic Sheep Breeds.

<h4>Background</h4>Commercial sheep raised for mutton grow faster than traditional Chinese sheep breeds. Here, we aimed to evaluate genetic selection among three different types of sheep breed: two well-known commercial mutton breeds and one indigenous Chinese breed.<h4>Results<...

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Main Authors: Huihua Wang, Li Zhang, Jiaxve Cao, Mingming Wu, Xiaomeng Ma, Zhen Liu, Ruizao Liu, Fuping Zhao, Caihong Wei, Lixin Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128688