Publications by authors named "Gjoko Bunevski"
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- - Pecorans, or higher ruminants like sheep and goats, have a variety of unique headgear, such as horns, which may have a common genetic origin, but the exact genetic mechanisms are not fully understood.
- - The study focuses on certain rare sheep and goat populations with polyceraty, meaning they have more than two horns, identifying specific genetic variations linked to a gene called HOXD1 that influences horn development.
- - Findings suggest that mutations in the HOXD1 gene lead to abnormal horn bud formation, emphasizing its crucial role in determining the number and arrangement of horns in these animals and shedding light on their evolutionary development.
Background: The indigenous cattle populations from Greece and Cyprus have decreased to small numbers and are currently at risk of extinction due to socio-economic reasons, geographic isolation and crossbreeding with commercial breeds. This study represents the first comprehensive genome-wide analysis of 10 indigenous cattle populations from continental Greece and the Greek islands, and one from Cyprus, and compares them with 104 international breeds using more than 46,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
Results: We estimated several parameters of genetic diversity (e.
Preservation of genetic diversity is one of the most pressing challenges in the planetary boundaries concept. Within this context, we focused on genetic diversity in a native, unselected and highly admixed domesticated metapopulation. A set of 1,828 individuals from 60 different cattle breeds was analysed using a medium density SNP chip.
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