title: Molecular tools and analytical approaches for the characterization of farm animal genetic diversity.
abstract: Genetic studies of livestock populations focus on questions of domestication, within- and among-breed diversity, breed history and adaptive variation. In this review, we describe the use of different molecular markers and methods for data analysis used to address these questions. There is a clear trend towards the use of single nucleotide polymorphisms and whole-genome sequence information, the application of Bayesian or Approximate Bayesian analysis and the use of adaptive next to neutral diversity to support decisions on conservation.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.a.lenstra@uu.nl
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lenstra
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Groeneveld
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eding
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kantanen
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taberlet
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Nicolazzi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sölkner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Simianer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciani
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Bruford
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ajmone-Marsan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weigend
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000818:Animals; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D014644:Genetic Variation; D023281:Genomics; D058751:Livestock / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011200:Poultry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers