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Shared Ancestry and Signatures of Recent Selection in Gotland Sheep
- Seyed Mohammad Ghoreishifar,
- Christina Marie Rochus,
- Sima Moghaddaszadeh-Ahrabi,
- Pourya Davoudi,
- Siavash Salek Ardestani,
- Natalia A. Zinovieva,
- Tatiana E. Deniskova and
- Anna M. Johansson
Gotland sheep, a breed native to Gotland, Sweden (an island in the Baltic Sea), split from the Gute sheep breed approximately 100 years ago, and since, has probably been crossed with other breeds. This breed has recently gained popularity, due to its...