Using runs of homozygosity to predict phenotypes in dogs

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Dogs are a common animal found worldwide, with a simplified genetic architecture due to domestication. ROH are genomic regions inherited from a recent ancestor and in humans are associated with numerous complex phenotypes, including height. Here, 722 canid whole-genome sequences were analyzed to characterize the genomic distribution of ROH among dog breeds and to test the relationship between ROH and phenotypic traits among breeds. We hypothesize that ROH is associated with body-size phenotypes in dogs. 

Major: 
Biological Sciences
Exhibition Category: 
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Zachary Szpiech
Poster Number: 
16983