A Whole-Genome Scan Revealed Genomic Features and Selection Footprints of Mengshan Cattle
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Preparation and DNA Resequencing Data
2.2. Reads Mapping and Variant Calling
2.3. Population Structure and Phylogenetic Analysis
2.4. General Genomic Characteristics
2.5. Detection of Selection Signals
3. Results
3.1. Data Collection and Identification of Indels and SNPs
3.2. Genomic Characteristics
3.3. Population Differentiation and Genetic Structure
3.4. Genetic Signature of Positive Selection in Mengshan Cattle
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Cheng, H.; Lyu, Y.; Liu, Z.; Li, C.; Qu, K.; Li, S.; Ahmed, Z.; Ma, W.; Qi, X.; Chen, N.; et al. A Whole-Genome Scan Revealed Genomic Features and Selection Footprints of Mengshan Cattle. Genes 2024, 15, 1113. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15091113
Cheng H, Lyu Y, Liu Z, Li C, Qu K, Li S, Ahmed Z, Ma W, Qi X, Chen N, et al. A Whole-Genome Scan Revealed Genomic Features and Selection Footprints of Mengshan Cattle. Genes. 2024; 15(9):1113. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15091113
Chicago/Turabian StyleCheng, Haijian, Yang Lyu, Ziao Liu, Chuanqing Li, Kaixing Qu, Shuang Li, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Weidong Ma, Xingshan Qi, Ningbo Chen, and et al. 2024. "A Whole-Genome Scan Revealed Genomic Features and Selection Footprints of Mengshan Cattle" Genes 15, no. 9: 1113. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15091113