Genome-Wide Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Selection Signatures in Zaobei Beef Cattle
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection and Sequencing
2.2. Whole-Genome Sequencing Data Alignment and Variant Calling
2.3. Population Structure and Genetic Analysis
2.4. Detection of Selection Signatures
2.5. Functional Annotation of Selection Signatures and Enrichment Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Whole-Genome Resequence and SNP Identification
3.2. Population Structure and Linkage Disequilibrium Analysis
3.3. Signature of Detection in the Zaobei Cattle and Gene Annotationn
3.4. Selective Sweep and Enrichment Analysis between Breeds
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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Shi, L.; Zhang, P.; Liu, Q.; Liu, C.; Cheng, L.; Yu, B.; Chen, H. Genome-Wide Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Selection Signatures in Zaobei Beef Cattle. Animals 2024, 14, 2447. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162447
Shi L, Zhang P, Liu Q, Liu C, Cheng L, Yu B, Chen H. Genome-Wide Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Selection Signatures in Zaobei Beef Cattle. Animals. 2024; 14(16):2447. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162447
Chicago/Turabian StyleShi, Liangyu, Pu Zhang, Qing Liu, Chenhui Liu, Lei Cheng, Bo Yu, and Hongbo Chen. 2024. "Genome-Wide Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Selection Signatures in Zaobei Beef Cattle" Animals 14, no. 16: 2447. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162447