Population genetics is transitioning into a data-driven discipline thanks to the availability of
large-scale genomic data and the need to study increasingly complex evolutionary …

Livestock plays a central role in sustaining human livelihood in South Asia. There are
numerous and distinct livestock species in South Asian countries. Several of them have …

The main objective of the current research was to locate, annotate, and highlight specific
areas of the bovine genome that are undergoing intense positive selection. Here, we are …

Half a century ago, a seminal article on the hitchhiking effect by Smith and Haigh
inaugurated the concept of the selection signature. Selective sweeps are characterised by …

The identification of candidate genes related to pigmentation and under selective sweep
provides insights into the genetic basis of pigmentation and the evolutionary forces that have …

Abstract Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes are among the immune genes that
have been extensively studied in vertebrates and are necessary for adaptive immunity. In …

The detection of selection signatures assists in understanding domestication, evolution, and
the identification of genomic regions related to adaptation and production traits in buffaloes …

The signature of selection is a crucial concept in evolutionary biology that refers to the
pattern of genetic variation which arises in a population due to natural selection. In the …

Mammalian X and Y chromosomes independently evolved from various autosomes
approximately 300 million years ago (MYA). To fully understand the relationship between …

Heat stress impacts ruminant livestock production on varied levels in this alarming climate
breakdown scenario. The drastic effects of the global climate change-associated heat stress …