Genetic diversity and historical demography of underutilised goat breeds in North-Western Europe.

ABSTRACT: In the last decade, several studies aimed at dissecting the genetic architecture of local small ruminant breeds to discover which variations are involved in the process of adaptation to environmental conditions, a topic that has acquired priority due to climate change. Considering that traditional breeds are a reservoir of such important genetic variation, improving the current knowledge about their genetic diversity and origin is the first step forward in designing sound conservation guidelines. The genetic composition of North-Western European archetypical goat breeds is still poorly exploited. In this study we aimed to fill this gap investigating goat breeds across Ireland and Scandinavia, including also some other potential continental sources of introgression. The PCA and Admixture an

SUBMITTER: Manunza A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10676416 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature