Genetic diversity of United States Rambouillet, Katahdin and Dorper sheep.
Gabrielle M BeckerJacob W ThorneJoan M BurkeRonald M LewisDavid R NotterJames L M MorganChristopher S SchauerWhit C StewartR R ReddenBrenda M MurdochPublished in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2024)
In this paper, we describe signatures of selection within diverse and economically important U.S. sheep breeds. The genes contained within these signatures are proposed for further study to understand their relevance to biological traits and improve understanding of breed diversity.