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Linked genetic variants on chromosome 10 control ear morphology and body mass among dog breeds

Webster MT, Kamgari N, Perloski M, Hoeppner MP, Axelsson E, Hedhammar A, Pielberg G, Lindblad-Toh K

Abstract

Conclusions: We characterise genetically linked variants that potentially influence ear type and body mass in dog breeds, both key traits that have been modified by selective breeding that may also be important for domestication. The finding that variants on long haplotypes have effects on more than one trait suggests that genetic linkage can be an important determinant of the phenotypic response to selection in domestic animals.

Keywords

Artificial selection; Dogs; Ear morphology; Body mass; Genome-wide association study

Published in

BMC Genomics
2015, Volume: 16, article number: 474

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          UKÄ Subject classification

          Other Veterinary Science

          Publication identifier

          DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1702-2

          Permanent link to this page (URI)

          https://res.slu.se/id/publ/75443