This paper reviews genetic diversity estimates of rare UK livestock breeds, finding gaps in DNA-based measures and discrepancies between census and DNA-based Ne estimates.

animal · Sep 25, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics

A chromosome-level assembly of the Atlantic herring - detection of a supergene and other signals of selection

Mats E. Pettersson, Christina Marie Rochus, Han Fan, Junfeng Chen, Jason A. Hill, Ola Wallerman, Guangyi Fan, Xiaoning Hong, Qiwu Xu, He Zhang, Shanshan Liu, Xin Liu, Leanne S. Haggerty, Toby Hunt, Fergal J. Martin, , Leif Andersson

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of Atlantic herring, enabling the detection of a supergene and improved analysis of selection signals.

Genome Research · Nov 1, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics

High density genome scan for selection signatures in French sheep reveals allelic heterogeneity and introgression at adaptive loci

Christina Marie Rochus, Flavie Tortereau, Florence Plisson‐Petit, Gwendal Restoux, Carole Moreno‐Romieux, Gwenola Tosser‐Klopp, Bertrand Servin

This study identifies 126 genomic regions under selection in French sheep, revealing allelic heterogeneity and introgression at adaptive loci.

BMC Genomics · Jan 22, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics