Genomic evidence for human-mediated introgressive hybridization and selection in the developed breed.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The pig (Sus Scrofa) is one of the oldest domesticated livestock species that has undergone extensive improvement through modern breeding. European breeds have advantages in lean meat development and highly-productive body type, whereas Asian breeds possess extraordinary fat deposition and reproductive performance. Consequently, Eurasian breeds have been extensively used to develop modern commercial breeds for fast-growing and high prolificacy. However, limited by the sequencing technology, the genome architecture of some nascent developed breeds and the human-mediated impact on their genomes are still unknown.

Results

Through whole-genome analysis of 178 individuals from an Asian locally developed pig breed, Beijing Black pig, and its two ancestors from two diffe

SUBMITTER: Du H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10986048 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature