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Christian Persichilli
Additional file 10 of On the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle breeds: testing scenarios of European colonization using genome-wide SNP data
Additional file 10: Figure S8. Projection on a single LDA axis in the model-grouping approach (a) and on the first two LDA axes in the six scenarios separately (b).
Genome-wide diversity of Pagliarola sheep residual population and its conservation implication
Local breeds represent an underestimated resource in terms not only of their important cultural and economical role in marginal areas, but also because they often own a potential genetic pool well adapted to extreme conditions. This fact is of increasing interest, especially when considering climate global challenges where peculiar and uncommon traits could be advantageous. In this study, we genotyped 24 individuals belonging to the small residual Pagliarola sheep population using the OvineSNP50K array, in order to compare its genomic architecture with other 21 Italian local breeds. Moreover, we performed the fixation index (FST) outlier analysis to identify genes most differentiated betwee…
On the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle breeds: testing scenarios of European colonization using genome-wide SNP data
AbstractBackgroundDuring the Neolithic expansion, cattle accompanied humans and spread from their domestication centres to colonize the ancient world. In addition, European cattle occasionally intermingled with both indicine cattle and local aurochs resulting in an exclusive pattern of genetic diversity. Among the most ancient European cattle are breeds that belong to the so-called Podolian trunk, the history of which is still not well established. Here, we used genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data on 806 individuals belonging to 36 breeds to reconstruct the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle and to provide a reliable scenario of the European colonization, throug…
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Additional file 3: Table S2. Set of priors used to model the scenarios in the ABC framework.
Additional file 1 of On the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle breeds: testing scenarios of European colonization using genome-wide SNP data
Additional file 1: Table S1. Name of the breeds, breed codes, sample size (N), sub-species, continent and geographic origin, and source of genotyping data.
A genome‐wide comparison between selected and unselected Valle del Belice sheep reveals differences in population structure and footprints of recent selection
About three decades of breeding and selection in the Valle del Belìce sheep are expected to have left several genomic footprints related to milk production traits. In this study, we have assembled a dataset with 451 individuals of the Valle del Belìce sheep breed: 184 animals that underwent directional selection for milk production and 267 unselected animals, genotyped for 40,660 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Three different statistical approaches, both within (iHS and ROH) and between (Rsb) groups, were used to identify genomic regions potentially under selection. Population structure analyses separated all individuals according to their belonging to the two groups. A total of fo…
Seven Shades of Grey: A Follow-Up Study on the Molecular Basis of Coat Colour in Indicine Grey Cattle Using Genome-Wide SNP Data
Shades of grey and brown are a dominant component in mammal coat colours, representing a fundamental trait involved in a great number of processes including cryptism, sexual selection and signalling. The genetic mechanisms of the grey colouration in mammals are very complex and controlled by hundreds of genes whose effects and interactions are still largely unclear. In this study, we adopted a robust multi-cohort Fst outlier approach based on pairwise contrasts between seven grey indicine cattle breeds and both taurine and indicine non-grey cattle breeds in order to find genomic regions potentially related to the grey colouration. On the basis of three main drawn settings, built in order to…
A comprehensive analysis of the genetic diversity and environmental adaptability in worldwide Merino and Merino-derived sheep breeds
Abstract Background To enhance and extend the knowledge about the global historical and phylogenetic relationships between Merino and Merino-derived breeds, 19 populations were genotyped with the OvineSNP50 BeadChip specifically for this study, while an additional 23 populations from the publicly available genotypes were retrieved. Three complementary statistical tests, Rsb (extended haplotype homozygosity between-populations), XP-EHH (cross-population extended haplotype homozygosity), and runs of homozygosity (ROH) islands were applied to identify genomic variants with potential impact on the adaptability of Merino genetic type in two contrasting climate zones. Results The results indicate…
Additional file 8 of On the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle breeds: testing scenarios of European colonization using genome-wide SNP data
Additional file 8: Figure S6. Increment in the log likelihood for the reduced (European taurine and the Guelmoise) dataset for all tested migration events, calculated by using the optM function in the R package OptM.
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Additional file 5: Figure S3. Cross-validation plot of the admixture analysis for all values of K (number of clusters) ranging from 2 to 23.
Additional file 2 of On the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle breeds: testing scenarios of European colonization using genome-wide SNP data
Additional file 2: Figure S1. All modelled scenarios for colonization tested in the ABC framework. Description: In all the tested scenarios, we assumed that taurine and indicine cattle separated first. Subsequent reduction in effective population size was modelled to take the two independent domestication events that occurred in the Fertile Crescent and the Indus Valley into account. From these known evolutionary events, two sets of scenarios were built. The first three scenarios mirror to two different waves of migration, an early Neolithic migration involving non-Podolian taurine cattle and a secondary migration involving Podolian cattle after their genetic admixture with indicine cattle …
Additional file 9 of On the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle breeds: testing scenarios of European colonization using genome-wide SNP data
Additional file 9: Figure S7. Principal component analysis (PCA) for the two datasets used (17 K and 8 K).
Additional file 7 of On the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle breeds: testing scenarios of European colonization using genome-wide SNP data
Additional file 7: Figure S5. Increment in the log likelihood for the complete dataset for all tested migration events, calculated by using the optM function in the R package OptM.
Additional file 6 of On the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle breeds: testing scenarios of European colonization using genome-wide SNP data
Additional file 6: Figure S4. Admixture analysis plot in a circular fashion with all values of K (number of clusters) ranging from 2 to 23.
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Additional file 4: Figure S2. Genetic diversity indices: observed and expected heterozygosity (Ho and He), effective population size (Ne) and minor allele frequencies (MAF) calculated for each breed. Asian indicine (blue), African taurine (yellow), European Podolian (orange), European non-Podolian (red).