Insight into how genomes change and adapt due to selection addresses key questions in
evolutionary biology and in domestication of animals and plants by humans. In that regard …

The role of domestic mammals in the development of human biomedical sciences has been
widely documented. Among these model species the pig and dog are of special importance …

Background The importance of local breeds as genetic reservoirs of valuable genetic
variation is well established. Pig breeding in Central and South-Eastern Europe has a long …

We present here the de novo genome assembly CerEla1. 0 for the red deer, Cervus
elaphus, an emblematic member of the natural megafauna of the Northern Hemisphere …

The mutation rate used in the previous analyses of pig evolution and demographics was
cursory and hence invited potential bias in inferring evolutionary history. Herein, we …

Background Lower selection intensities in indigenous breeds of Chinese pig have resulted
in obvious genetic and phenotypic divergence. One such breed, the Nanyang black pig, is …

Advances in long‐read sequencing technology and genome assembly provide an
opportunity to improve the pig genome and reveal the full range of structural variations (SVs) …

Copy number variations (CNVs) are important genetic variants complementary to SNPs, and
can be considered as biomarkers for some economically important traits in domestic …

In this study, we identified copy number variants (CNVs) in 19 European autochthonous pig
breeds and in two commercial breeds (Italian Large White and Italian Duroc) that represent …

Further characterization of genetic structural variations should strongly focus on small and
endangered local breeds given their role in unraveling genes and structural variants …