Fibla, Joan Maceda, Iago Laplana, Marina Guerrero, Montserrat Álvarez, Miguel Martín Burgueño, Jesús Camps, Agustí Fàbrega, Jordi Felisart, Josefina Grané, Joan
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Frontiers in Genetics
The genetic variation of the European population at a macro-geographic scale follows genetic gradients which reflect main migration events. However, less is known about factors affecting mating patterns at a micro-geographic scale. In this study we have analyzed 726,718 autosomal single nucleotide variants in 435 individuals from the catalan Pyrene...
Neumann, Guilherme B. Korkuć, Paula Arends, Danny Wolf, Manuel J. May, Katharina König, Sven Brockmann, Gudrun A.
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Frontiers in Genetics
German Black Pied cattle (Deutsches Schwarzbuntes Niederungsrind, DSN) are an endangered dual-purpose cattle breed originating from the North Sea region. The population comprises about 2,500 cattle and is considered one of the ancestral populations of the modern Holstein breed. The current study aimed at defining the breeds closest related to DSN c...
Yang, Shangchen Lan, Tianming Zhang, Yi Wang, Qing Li, Haimeng Dussex, Nicolas Sahu, Sunil Kumar Shi, Minhui Hu, Mengyuan Zhu, Yixin
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Molecular ecology resources
Critically endangered species are usually restricted to small and isolated populations. High inbreeding without gene flow among populations further aggravates their threatened condition and reduces the likelihood of their long-term survival. Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) is one of the most endangered crocodiles in the world and has experie...
Weiss, Sven-Erick Emami-Khoyi, Arsalan Kaiser, Horst Cowley, Paul D. James, Nicola C. van Vuuren, Bettine Jansen Whitfield, Alan K. Teske, Peter R.
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Frontiers in Marine Science
Szmatoła, Tomasz Gurgul, Artur Jasielczuk, Igor Oclon, Ewa Ropka-Molik, Katarzyna Stefaniuk-Szmukier, Monika Polak, Grazyna Tomczyk-Wrona, Iwona Bugno-Poniewierska, Monika
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Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
The present study reports runs of homozygosity (ROH) distribution in the genomes of six horse breeds (571 horses in total) representing three horse types (primitive, light, and draft horses) based on the 65k Equine BeadChip assay. Of major interest was the length, quantity, and frequency of ROH characteristics, as well as differences between horse ...
Wang, Wei Shi, Yi He, Fang Fang, Donghui Gan, Jia Wu, Fuqiu Ag, Yueda Deng, Xiaodong Cao, Qi Duo, Chu
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Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
In aiming to achieve sustainable development goals in the livestock industry, it is becoming increasingly necessary and important for the effective conservation of genetic resources. There are some indigenous cattle breeds in Sichuan, southwest China, for which, however, the genetic diversity and population structures still remain unknown because o...
Chen, Ying Sun, Yakuan Atzeni, Luciano Gibson, Luke Hua, Mei Li, Keyu Shi, Kun Dudgeon, David
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Integrative zoology
Identification of the effect of anthropogenic threats on ecosystem is crucial. We used molecular tools and remote sensing to evaluate the population status of an isolated Asian elephant population in southwestern China in response to changes in habitat suitability between 1989 and 2019. A total of 22 unique genotypes were identified from 117 dung s...
Cristescu, Romane H Strickland, Kasha Schultz, Anthony J Kruuk, Loeske E B de Villiers, Deidre Frère, Céline H
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Molecular ecology
The koala, one of the most iconic Australian wildlife species, is facing several concomitant threats that are driving population declines. Some threats are well known and have clear methods of prevention (e.g., habitat loss can be reduced with stronger land-clearing control), whereas others are less easily addressed. One of the major current threat...
Runge, Jan-Niklas König, Barbara Lindholm, Anna K Bendesky, Andres
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Molecular ecology resources
Genealogical relationships are fundamental components of genetic studies. However, it is often challenging to infer correct and complete pedigrees even when genome-wide information is available. For example, inbreeding can obscure genetic differences between individuals, making it difficult to even distinguish first-degree relatives such as parent-...
Estevam, Marina Vilela Beretta, Samara Smargiassi, Nathalia F. Apparício, Maricy Toniollo, Gilson Helio Pereira, Gener T.
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
The popularity of brachycephalic dogs has increased in recent years due to their docile temperament and peculiar features. The historical inbreeding and consequent lack of genetic diversity involved in the development of these breeds led to an increase in the manifestation of deleterious genes that may lead to malformations. In addition, there are ...
