Tracing selection signatures in the pig genome gives evidence for selective pressures on a unique curly hair phenotype in Mangalitza

Abstract Selection for desirable traits and breed-specific phenotypes has left distinctive footprints in the genome of pigs. As representative of a breed with strong selective traces aiming for robustness, health and performance, the Mangalitza pig, a native curly-haired pig breed from Hungary, was...

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Main Authors: Kathrin Schachler, Ottmar Distl, Julia Metzger
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d50825f2087b4b4f92e05c12b7cfc7dc
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