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Genome wide signatures of positive selection: The comparison of independent samples and the identification of regions associated to traits

William Barendse*, Blair E Harrison, Rowan J Bunch, Merle B Thomas and Lex B Turner

BMC Genomics 2009, 10:178 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-178

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Genomic scan of selective sweeps in thin and fat tail sheep breeds for identifying of candidate regions associated with fat deposition

Mohammad Hossein Moradi, Ardeshir Nejati-Javaremi, Mohammad Moradi-Shahrbabak, Ken G Dodds, John C McEwan BMC Genetics 2012, 13:10 (26 February 2012)

Three novel regions associated with fat deposition in thin and fat tailed sheep have been identified from a genome-wide scan of selective sweeps using 50,000 SNPs from the Ovine HapMap project

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Combining evidence of selection with association analysis increases power to detect regions influencing complex traits in dairy cattle

Hermann Schwarzenbacher, Marlies Dolezal, Krzysztof Flisikowski, Franz Seefried, Christine Wurmser, Christian Schlötterer, Ruedi Fries BMC Genomics 2012, 13:48 (30 January 2012)

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Unlocking the bovine genome

Ross L Tellam, Danielle G Lemay, Curtis P Van Tassell, Harris A Lewin, Kim C Worley, Christine G Elsik BMC Genomics 2009, 10:193 (24 April 2009)

This article is part of a collection on Bovine: the companion...

An extensive collaboration involving over 300 scientists from 25 different countries has analyzed the draft genome sequence of cattle, yielding insights into ruminant evolution and domestication and providing an invaluable research resource for the beef and dairy industries.