Genome-Wide Runs of Homozygosity Reveal Inbreeding Levels and Trait-Associated Candidate Genes in Diverse Sheep Breeds
This study improves the resolution of ROH detection and provides new insights into genomic inbreeding and trait architecture in sheep as well as useful markers for future breeding practice.
Authors
- Xiao Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4491-3528)
- Rui Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5062-3079)
- Jiaxin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7048-1992)
- Ji Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4308-211X)
Institutions
- China Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genes
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16030316
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.90
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China