Browsing Research Articles (Animal and Wildlife Sciences) by Author "Makina, Sithembile Olga"

Browsing Research Articles (Animal and Wildlife Sciences) by Author "Makina, Sithembile Olga"

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  • Genome‑wide scan for selection signatures in six cattle breeds in South Africa 
    Makina, Sithembile Olga; Muchadeyi, Farai C.; Van Marle-Koster, Este; Taylor, Jerry F.; Makgahlela, Mahlako L.; Maiwashe, Azwihangwisi (BioMed Central, 2015-11-26)
    BACKGROUND : The detection of selection signatures in breeds of livestock species can contribute to the identification of regions of the genome that are, or have been, functionally important and, as a consequence, have ...
  • Insight into the genetic composition of South African Sanga cattle using SNP data from cattle breeds worldwide 
    Makina, Sithembile Olga; Whitacre, Lindsey K.; Decker, Jared E.; Taylor, Jeremy F.; MacNeil, Michael D.; Scholtz, Michiel M.; Van Marle-Koster, Este; Muchadeyi, Farai C.; Makgahlela, Mahlako L.; Maiwashe, Azwihangwisi (BioMed Central, 2016-07-15)
    BACKGROUND : Understanding the history of cattle breeds is important because it provides the basis for developing appropriate selection and breed improvement programs. In this study, patterns of ancestry and admixture in ...