Artigo
Molecular tools and analytical approaches for the characterization of farm animal genetic diversity
Fecha
2012-10-01Registro en:
Animal Genetics. Hoboken: Wiley-blackwell, v. 43, n. 5, p. 483-502, 2012.
0268-9146
10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02309.x
WOS:000308330200001
Autor
Univ Utrecht
Friedrich Loeffler Inst
CRV
MTT Agrifood Res Finland
Univ Grenoble 1
Parco Tecnol Padano
Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore
Univ Nat Resources & Life Sci
Univ Gottingen
Univ Bari Aldo Moro
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Cardiff Univ
Resumen
Genetic studies of livestock populations focus on questions of domestication, within- and among-breed diversity, breed history and adaptive variation. In this review, we describe the use of different molecular markers and methods for data analysis used to address these questions. There is a clear trend towards the use of single nucleotide polymorphisms and whole-genome sequence information, the application of Bayesian or Approximate Bayesian analysis and the use of adaptive next to neutral diversity to support decisions on conservation.