Genomic signatures of desert adaptation at gene-rich regions in zebu cattle from the African drylands
A. Tijjani, B. Salim, M. V. Barbosa da Silva, H. A. Eltahir, T. H. Musa, K. Marshall, O. Hanotte, H. H. Musa
This study identifies genomic signatures of desert adaptation in Sudanese zebu cattle using selective sweep analysis, highlighting gene-rich regions associated with heat tolerance and metabolic adaptation.
bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2021Evolutionary Biology