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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Assessing the spatial dependence of adaptive loci in 43 European and Western Asian goat breeds using AFLP markers
PLoS ONE, Volume 9, No. 1, Article e86668, Year 2014
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Background: During the past decades, neutral DNA markers have been extensively employed to study demography, population genetics and structure in livestock, but less interest has been devoted to the evaluation of livestock adaptive potential through the identification of genomic regions likely to be under natural selection. Methodology/Principal findings: Landscape genomics can greatly benefit the entire livestock system through the identification of genotypes better adapted to specific or extreme environmental conditions. Therefore we analyzed 101 AFLP markers in 43 European and Western Asian goat breeds both with MATSAM software, based on a correlative approach (SAM), and with MCHEZA and BAYESCAN, two FST based software able to detect markers carrying signatures of natural selection. MATSAM identified four loci possibly under natural selection - also confirmed by FST-outlier methods - and significantly associated with environmental variables such as diurnal temperature range, frequency of precipitation, relative humidity and solar radiation. Conclusions/Significance: These results show that landscape genomics can provide useful information on the environmental factors affecting the adaptive potential of livestock living in specific climatic conditions. Besides adding conservation value to livestock genetic resources, this knowledge may lead to the development of novel molecular tools useful to preserve the adaptive potential of local breeds during genetic improvement programs, and to increase the adaptability of industrial breeds to changing environments. © 2014 Colli et al.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Colli, Licia
Italy, Piacenza
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Piacenza e Cremona
Joost, Stéphane
Switzerland, Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Negrini, Riccardo
Italy, Piacenza
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Piacenza e Cremona
Italy, Rome
Associazione Italiana Allevatori
Nicoloso, Letizia
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Crepaldi, Paola
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Ajmone-Marsan, Paolo
Italy, Piacenza
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Piacenza e Cremona
Abo-Shehada, Mahamoud
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Al Tarrayrah, Jamil
Greece, Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Baret, Philippe V.
Belgium, Louvain-la-neuve
Université Catholique de Louvain
Baumung, Roswitha
Austria, Vienna
Universitat Fur Bodenkultur Wien
Beja-Pereira, A.
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Université Grenoble Alpes
Bertaglia, Marco
Germany, Kiel
Christian-albrechts-universität zu Kiel
Bordonaro, Salvatore
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Bruford, Michael W.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Caloz, Régis
Switzerland, Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Canali, Gabriele
Italy, Piacenza
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Piacenza e Cremona
Canon, Javier
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Cappuccio, Irene
Italy, Viterbo
Università Degli Studi Della Tuscia Viterbo
Carta, Antonello
Italy, Sassari
Istituto Zootecnico e Caseario Per la Sardegna
Cicogna, Mario
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Cortés, Oscar
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Dalamitra, Stella
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Daniela, Krugmann
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Dobi, Petrit
Albania, Tirana
Faculty of Agriculture
Dominik, Popielarczyk
Poland, Warsaw
Szkola Glówna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
Dunner, Susana
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
D'Urso, Giuseppe
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
El-Barody, Mohamed A.A.
Egypt, Minya
Faculty of Agriculture
England, Phillip R.
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Université Grenoble Alpes
Erhardt, George J.
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Ertugrul, O.
Turkey, Ankara
Ankara Üniversitesi
Prinzenberg, Eva Maria
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Ibeagha-Awemu, Eveline M.
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Strzelec, Ewa
Poland, Warsaw
Szkola Glówna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
Fadlaoui, Aziz
Belgium, Louvain-la-neuve
Université Catholique de Louvain
Fornarelli, Francesca
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Garcia, David
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Georgoudis, Andreas
Greece, Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Lühken, Gesine
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Giovenzana, Stefano
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Gutscher, Katja
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Godfrey, Hewitt
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Hoda, Anila
Albania, Tirana
Faculty of Agriculture
Brandt, Horst
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Anton, István
Hungary, Godollo
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Juma, Gabriela
United Kingdom, Cardiff
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Jones, Sam
United Kingdom, York
University of York
Karetsou, Katerina
Greece, Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Kliambas, Georgios
Greece, Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Koban, Evren
Turkey, Ankara
Middle East Technical University Metu
Kutita, Olga
Greece, Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Fesus, Lazlo
Hungary, Godollo
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Lenstra Johannes, A.
Netherlands, Utrecht
Faculteit Diergeneeskunde
Ligda, Christina
Greece, Athens
Hellenic Agricultural Organization-dimitraada
Lipsky, Shirin
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Luikart, Gordon
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Université Grenoble Alpes
Marie-Louise, Glowatzki
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Marilli, Marta
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Marletta, Donata
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Milanesi, E.
Italy, Piacenza
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Piacenza e Cremona
Nijman Isaäc, J.
Netherlands, Utrecht
Faculteit Diergeneeskunde
Obexer-Ruff, Gabriela
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Papachristoforou, Christos
Cyprus, Nicosia
Agricultural Research Institute Nicosia
Pariset, Lorraine
Italy, Viterbo
Università Degli Studi Della Tuscia Viterbo
Pellecchia, Marco
Italy, Piacenza
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Piacenza e Cremona
Peter, Christina
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Perez, Trinidad
United Kingdom, Cardiff
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Pilla, Fabio
Italy, Campobasso
Università Degli Studi Del Molise
D’Andrea, Mariasilvia
Italy, Campobasso
Università Degli Studi Del Molise
Niznikowski,
Unknown Affiliation
Roosen, Roman
Unknown Affiliation
Jutta,
Germany, Kiel
Christian-albrechts-universität zu Kiel
Scarpa, Riccardo
United Kingdom, York
University of York
Sechi, Tiziana
Italy, Sassari
Istituto Zootecnico e Caseario Per la Sardegna
Taberlet, Pierre
France, Grenoble
Laboratoire D’écologie Alpine Leca
Taylor, Martin Ian
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Togan, Inci
Turkey, Ankara
Middle East Technical University Metu
Trommetter, Michel
France, Grenoble
Institut de Recherche Pour le Développemenl
Valentini, Alessio
Italy, Viterbo
Università Degli Studi Della Tuscia Viterbo
Van Cann Lisette, M.
Netherlands, Utrecht
Faculteit Diergeneeskunde
Vlaic, Augustin
Romania, Cluj Napoca
Universitatea Babeș-bolyai
Wiskin, Louise
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Zundel, Stéphanie
France, Grenoble
Laboratoire D’écologie Alpine Leca
Statistics
Citations: 83
Authors: 83
Affiliations: 32
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0086668
e-ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Cancer
Environmental
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study