Analysis of pooled genome sequences from Djallonke and Sahelian sheep of Ghana reveals co-localisation of regions of reduced heterozygosity with candidate genes for disease resistance and adaptation to a tropical environment.
M YaroK A MunyardE MorganR J N AllcockMichael James StearD M GrothPublished in: BMC genomics (2019)
Our analyses suggest that these regions of reduced heterozygosity may be signatures of selection for these economically important diseases.