Capturing Genetic Diversity and Selection Signatures of the Endangered Kosovar Balusha Sheep Breed.

ABSTRACT: There is a growing concern about the loss of animal genetic resources. The aim of this study was to analyze the genetic diversity and potential peculiarity of the endangered Kosovar sheep breed Balusha. For this purpose, a dataset consisting of medium-density SNP chip genotypes (39,879 SNPs) from 45 Balusha sheep was generated and compared with SNP chip genotypes from 29 individuals of a second Kosovar breed, Bardhoka. Publicly available SNP genotypes from 39 individuals of the relatively closely located sheep breeds Istrian Pramenka and Ruda were additionally included in the analyses. Analysis of heterozygosity, allelic richness and effective population size was used to assess the genetic diversity. Inbreeding was evaluated using two different methods (F_IS, F_ROH<

SUBMITTER: Adeniyi OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9140571 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature