Genetic variation and demographic history of Sudan desert sheep reveal two diversified lineages

• Published in: BMC genomics Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 118 - 9
• Main Authors: Salim, Bashir, Alasmari, Saeed, Mohamed, Nouh Saad, Ahmed, Mohamed-Khair A., Nakao, Ryo, Hanotte, Olivier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.03.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Animal populations; Animals; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Demographics; Demography; Deserts; DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics; Domestication; Genetic aspects; Genetic diversity; Genetic relationship; Genetic Variation; Genomics; Hamary; Haplogroup B and A; Haplotypes; Health aspects; Kabashi; Mitochondrial DNA; Monte Carlo simulation; mtDNA; Mutation; Nucleotide sequence; Pastoralism; Phylogeny; Population Density; Population number; Sheep; Sheep - genetics; Sheep breeds; Software; Sudan; Veterinary medicine; Sudan; Japan; Darfur Sudan; Egypt; Sheep; Hamary; Haplogroup B and A; Kabashi; mtDNA

More than 400 million sheep are raised on the African continent, the majority of which are indigenous and are primarily reared for sustenance. They have effectively adapted to various climatic and production environments, surviving and flourishing. The genetic relationships among these sheep populat...