Whole-Genome Resequencing in Sheep: Applications in Breeding, Evolution, and Conservation DOI Open Access
Ruijuan Ma, Ying Lü, Mengfei Li

et al.

Genes, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(4), P. 363 - 363

Published: March 22, 2025

Sheep (Ovis aries) were domesticated around 10,000 years ago and have since become an integral part of human agriculture, providing essential resources, such as wool, meat, milk. Over the past century, advances in communication agricultural productivity driven evolution selective breeding practices, further enhancing value sheep global economy. Recently, rapid development whole-genome resequencing (WGR) technologies has significantly accelerated research molecular biology, facilitating discovery genetic underpinnings for critical traits. This review offers a comprehensive overview its application to genetics. It explores domestication origins sheep, examines structure differentiation various populations, discusses use WGR maps. In particular, highlights how technology advanced our understanding key traits, wool production, lactation, reproductive performance, disease resistance, environmental adaptability. The also covers conservation sustainable utilization offering valuable insights future programs aimed at diversity resilience populations.

Language: Английский

Whole-Genome Resequencing in Sheep: Applications in Breeding, Evolution, and Conservation DOI Open Access
Ruijuan Ma, Ying Lü, Mengfei Li

et al.

Genes, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(4), P. 363 - 363

Published: March 22, 2025

Sheep (Ovis aries) were domesticated around 10,000 years ago and have since become an integral part of human agriculture, providing essential resources, such as wool, meat, milk. Over the past century, advances in communication agricultural productivity driven evolution selective breeding practices, further enhancing value sheep global economy. Recently, rapid development whole-genome resequencing (WGR) technologies has significantly accelerated research molecular biology, facilitating discovery genetic underpinnings for critical traits. This review offers a comprehensive overview its application to genetics. It explores domestication origins sheep, examines structure differentiation various populations, discusses use WGR maps. In particular, highlights how technology advanced our understanding key traits, wool production, lactation, reproductive performance, disease resistance, environmental adaptability. The also covers conservation sustainable utilization offering valuable insights future programs aimed at diversity resilience populations.

Language: Английский

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