The Whole-Genome Analysis and Breed Evolution of Horses
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2025) | Viewed by 849
Special Issue Editor
Interests: domestic animals; domestication; ecotypes; selection signatures; resilience; climate change; genomics; breeding program; genomic evaluation
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Dear Colleagues,
The domestication and selection of horses in different environments for specific purposes has resulted in more than 500 horse breeds worldwide. Understanding genetic variation between and within horse breeds should increase our knowledge of the genetic mechanisms involved in the development of traits and their genomic architecture. The identification of the variants and genes involved in the determination of traits should shed light on how selection has shaped different horse breeds.
In this Special Issue, we invite papers focusing on genome-wide association studies using SNP-by-SNP and multimarker methods. We also welcome papers that highlight selection signatures in horse breeds and the effects of inbreeding on traits. These findings will contribute to the refinement of breeding programs, provide new insights into the history of breeds and open the way for new traits in horse breeding.
This Special Issue aims to publish papers that address breed traits and their underlying genetic or regulatory variants, as well as genomic architecture and its consequences in a variety of horse breeds.
Original research articles, reviews and methods are welcome in this Special Issue. Research areas may include complex and Mendelian traits. Research may use different data types such as genomic, transcriptomic or proteomic data.
Prof. Dr. Ottmar Distl
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- horse breeds
- genome-wide association
- selection signature
- inbreeding
- inbreeding depression
- genome architecture
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