The equid family contains only one single extant genus, Equus, including seven living
species grouped into horses on the one hand and zebras and asses on the other. In …

The present equine genetic variation mirrors the deep influence of intensive breeding
programs during the last 200 years. Here, we provide a comprehensive current state of …

Background Genomic relationship matrices are used to obtain genomic inbreeding
coefficients. However, there are several methodologies to compute these matrices and there …

Small effective population sizes and active inbreeding can lead to inbreeding depression
due to deleterious recessive mutations exposed in the homozygous state. The …

The Y chromosome is a valuable genetic marker for studying the origin and influence of
paternal lineages in populations. In this study, we conducted Y-chromosomal lineage …

Wide-ranging animals, including migratory species, are significantly threatened by the
effects of habitat fragmentation and habitat loss. In the case of terrestrial mammals, this …

Background Excessive inbreeding increases the probability of uncovering homozygous
recessive genotypes and has been associated with an increased risk of retained placenta …

旨在更好的了解内江猪群体结构和遗传多样性, 更好的保护和利用内江猪遗传资源.
本研究基于低深度全基因组测序, 检测了133 头(12 头公猪, 121 头母猪) 内江猪的SNP …

Simple Summary The genetic origins behind reproductive traits are still far from clear: this is
especially true in horses, where the lack of objective reproductive phenotypes (particularly in …

Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders in which the main pathogenic event is
the conversion of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) into an abnormal and misfolded isoform …