Mapping restricted introgression across the genomes of admixed indigenous African cattle breeds.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The genomes of indigenous African cattle are composed of components with Middle Eastern (taurine) and South Asian (indicine) origins, providing a valuable model to study hybridization and to identify genetic barriers to gene flow. In this study, we analysed indigenous African cattle breeds as models of hybrid zones, considering taurine and indicine samples as ancestors. In a genomic cline analysis of whole-genome sequence data, we considered over 8 million variants from 144 animals, which allows for fine-mapping of potential genomic incompatibilities at high resolution across the genome.

Results

We identified several thousand variants that had significantly steep clines ('SCV') across the whole genome, indicating restricted introgression. Some of the SCV were clus

SUBMITTER: Friedrich J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722721 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature