Identification of selection signatures in Iranian dromedary and Bactrian camels using whole genome sequencing data.

ABSTRACT: The Old World camels play an important role as one of the main food sources in large parts of Asia and Africa. Natural selection combined with artificial selection by human has affected parts of the domestic animal genome for adapting them to their habitats and meeting human needs. Here, we used whole genome sequencing data of 34 camels (including 14 dromedaries and 20 Bactrian camels) to identify the genomic signature of selection in the Iranian dromedary (ID) and Bactrian camels (IB). To detect the mentioned regions, we used two methods including population differentiation index (Fst) and cross-population extended haplotype homozygosity (XP-EHH) with 50 kb sliding window and 25 kb step size. Based on gene ontology analysis on the candidate genes identified for IB camels, we found GO term

SUBMITTER: Khalkhali-Evrigh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9187634 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature