Genomic evidence of improved fertility and adaptation in Iranian domestic sheep attributed to introgression from Asiatic Mouflon and urial

Abstract Due to the diverse climate in Iran, there has been an opportunity for the emergence of different domestic sheep breeds. On the other hand, two of the seven wild sheep species have settled in the broad areas of Iran. This study investigated the introgression between wild and domestic Iranian...

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Main Authors: Reza Khalkhali-Evrigh, Nemat Hedayat, Reza Seyedsharifi, Mirdarioush Shakouri, Eric N. Ponnampalam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-85756-y
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