Genome‑wide insights of Ethiopian indigenous sheep populations reveal the population structure related to tail morphology and phylogeography
Published Date
August 16, 2020
Type
Journal Article
Authors:
Gurja Belay, Yao Nasser, Martina Kyalo, Tadelle Dessie, Adebabay Kebede Belew, Tesfaye Getachew, Jean-Baka Domelevo Entfellner, Zewdu Edea, Olivier Hanotte, Olivier Hanotte, Getinet Mekuriaw Tarekegn, Getinet Mekuriaw Tarekegn
Background Ethiopian sheep living in diferent climatic zones and having contrasting morphologies are a most promising subject of molecular-genetic research. Elucidating their genetic diversity and genetic structure is critical for designing
appropriate breeding and conservation strategies.
Objective The study was aimed to investigate genome-wide genetic diversity and population structure of eight Ethiopian sheep populations.
Citation:
Agraw Amane, Gurja Belay, Yao Nasser, Martina Kyalo, Tadelle Dessie, Adebabay Belew, Tesfaye Getachew, Jean-Baka Domelevo Entfellner, Zewdu Edea, Olivier Hanotte, Getinet Tarekegn. (16/8/2020). Genome‑wide insights of Ethiopian indigenous sheep populations reveal the population structure related to tail morphology and phylogeography. Genes and Genomics, 42, pp. 1169-1178.
Keywords:
genetic diversity
fat-tail
ovine 50 k snp
population structure