Whole genome structural analysis of Caribbean hair sheep reveals quantitative link to West African ancestry.

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Published in PLoS One on June 29, 2017

Authors

Gordon L Spangler1, Benjamin D Rosen1, Moses Babatunde Ilori2, Olivier Hanotte2, Eui-Soo Kim3, Tad S Sonstegard3, Joan M Burke4, James L M Morgan5, David R Notter6, Curtis P Van Tassell1

Author Affiliations

1: Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America.
2: School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
3: Acceligen of Recombinetics Incorporated, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America.
4: Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Station, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Booneville, Arkansas, United States of America.
5: Katahdin Hair Sheep International, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America.
6: Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America.

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