Assessing breed integrity of Göttingen Minipigs.
Christian ReimerNgoc-Thuy HaAhmad Reza SharifiJohannes GeibelLars Friis MikkelsenMartin SchlatherSteffen WeigendHenner SimianerPublished in: BMC genomics (2020)
Differentiation and annotation results suggest that the underlying mechanisms are rather drift events than directed selection and limited to neutral genome regions. Animal exchange seems not yet necessary. The Relliehausen colony appears to be the genetically most unique GMP sub-population and could be a valuable resource if animal exchange is required to maintain uniformity of the GMP.