Novel and known signals of selection for fat deposition in domestic sheep breeds from Africa and Eurasia

Genome-Wide Variation, Candidate Regions and Genes Associated With Fat Deposition and Tail Morphology in Ethiopian Indigenous Sheep

(2019) Abulgasim Ahbara et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

Genome-wide identification of runs of homozygosity islands and associated genes in local dairy cattle breeds

(2018) S. Mastrangelo et al.   Animal

Signatures of positive selection in African Butana and Kenana dairy zebu cattle

(2018) Hussain Bahbahani et al.   PLoS One

The Valdostana goat: a genome-wide investigation of the distinctiveness of its selective sweep regions

(2017) Andrea Talenti et al.   MAMMALIAN GENOME

Genome-wide association study identifies 112 new loci for body mass index in the Japanese population

(2017) Masato Akiyama et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu

(2017) Hussain Bahbahani et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

The distribution of runs of homozygosity and selection signatures in six commercial meat sheep breeds

(2017) Deirdre C. Purfield et al.   PLoS One

Genomic footprints of dryland stress adaptation in Egyptian fat-tail sheep and their divergence from East African and western Asia cohorts

(2017) Joram M. Mwacharo et al.   Scientific Reports

Selection signature analysis reveals genes associated with tail type in Chinese indigenous sheep

(2016) Z. Yuan et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Copy number variations and genome-wide associations reveal putative genes and metabolic pathways involved with the feed conversion ratio in beef cattle

(2016) Miguel Henrique de Almeida Santana et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED GENETICS

Whole-Genome Sequencing of Native Sheep Provides Insights into Rapid Adaptations to Extreme Environments

(2016) Ji Yang et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Genome-wide analysis reveals adaptation to high altitudes in Tibetan sheep

(2016) Caihong Wei et al.   Scientific Reports

Runs of homozygosity reveal signatures of positive selection for reproduction traits in breed and non-breed horses

(2015) Julia Metzger et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genome-wide analysis reveals population structure and selection in Chinese indigenous sheep breeds

(2015) Caihong Wei et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Multiple genomic signatures of selection in goats and sheep indigenous to a hot arid environment

(2015) E-S Kim et al.   HEREDITY

Signatures of selection identify loci associated with fat tail in sheep1

(2015) B. Moioli et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

(2015) Adam E. Locke et al.   NATURE

Signatures of positive selection in East African Shorthorn Zebu: A genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism analysis

(2015) Hussain Bahbahani et al.   Scientific Reports

Genome-wide detection of signatures of selection in Korean Hanwoo cattle

(2014) L. R. Porto-Neto et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Transcriptome profile analysis of adipose tissues from fat and short-tailed sheep

(2014) Xiaolong Wang et al.   GENE

A joint analysis to identify loci underlying variation in nematode resistance in three European sheep populations

(2014) V. Riggio et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS

Mapping signatures of positive selection in the genome of livestock

(2014) Saber Qanbari et al.   Livestock Science

Adaptations to Climate-Mediated Selective Pressures in Sheep

(2014) Feng-Hua Lv et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Possible Involvement of Opa-Interacting Protein 5 in Adipose Proliferation and Obesity

(2014) Kana Inoue et al.   PLoS One

Selection Signatures in Worldwide Sheep Populations

(2014) Maria-Ines Fariello et al.   PLoS One

Genome-wide analysis of Italian sheep diversity reveals a strong geographic pattern and cryptic relationships between breeds

(2013) E. Ciani et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

α-tocopheryl-phosphate regulation of gene expression in preadipocytes and adipocytes

(2012) Melania Lirangi et al.   BIOFACTORS

Genomic scan of selective sweeps in thin and fat tail sheep breeds for identifying of candidate regions associated with fat deposition

(2012) Mohammad Hossein Moradi et al.   BMC GENETICS

Novel Genetic Loci Identified for the Pathophysiology of Childhood Obesity in the Hispanic Population

(2012) Anthony G. Comuzzie et al.   PLoS One

Genome-Wide Analysis of the World's Sheep Breeds Reveals High Levels of Historic Mixture and Strong Recent Selection

(2012) James W. Kijas et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Regions of Homozygosity in the Porcine Genome: Consequence of Demography and the Recombination Landscape

(2012) Mirte Bosse et al.   PLoS Genetics

Genome-Wide Association for Abdominal Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Reveals a Novel Locus for Visceral Fat in Women

(2012) Caroline S. Fox et al.   PLoS Genetics

A Genome-Wide Association Study on Obesity and Obesity-Related Traits

(2011) Kai Wang et al.   PLoS One