Structural variation and introgression from wild populations in East Asian cattle genomes confer adaptation to local environment

Structural variations (SVs) in individual genomes are major determinants of complex traits, including adaptability to environmental variables. The Mongolian and Hainan cattle breeds in East Asia are of taurine...

Source: Genome Biology - September 18, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Xiaoting Xia, Fengwei Zhang, Shuang Li, Xiaoyu Luo, Lixin Peng, Zheng Dong, Hubert Pausch, Alexander S. Leonard, Danang Crysnanto, Shikang Wang, Bin Tong, Johannes A. Lenstra, Jianlin Han, Fuyong Li, Tieshan Xu, Lihong Gu & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research