Identifying highly informative genetic markers for quantification of ancestry proportions in crossbred sheep populations: implications for choosing optimum levels of admixture

BMC Genetics

Research Article

Heather J. Huson¹  Maria Wurzinger²  Gábor Mészáros²  Johann Sölkner²  Tesfaye Getachew³  Solomon Antwi Boison⁴  Gottfried Brem⁵  Jörg Burgstaller⁶  Aynalem Haile⁷  Barbara Rischkowsky⁷  Solomon Gizaw⁸  Ally Okeyo Mwai⁹ 

[1] Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Division of Livestock Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, A-1180, Vienna, Austria;Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Division of Livestock Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, A-1180, Vienna, Austria;Animal Biodiversity Directorate, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Division of Livestock Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, A-1180, Vienna, Austria;Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima, Osloveien 1, 1430, Ås, Norway;Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria;Institute of Biotechnology in Animal Production, Department for Agro biotechnology, IFA, Konrad Lorenzstr. 20, 3430, Tulln, Austria;International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;International Livestock Research Institute, Biotechnology Theme, Nairobi, Kenya;

关键词: Ancestry informative markers;    Crossbreeding;    Ethiopia;    Ovine;    SNP;    Menz;    Wollo;    Awassi;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12863-017-0526-2

 received in 2016-06-22, accepted in 2017-06-19,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

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