Allele-specific expression and splicing provide insight into the phenotypic differences between thin- and fat-tailed sheep breeds

Affiliations

• ¹ Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
• ² Key Laboratory of Ruminant Genetics, Breeding & Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of Xinjiang, Institute of Biotechnology, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830026, China.
• ³ Key Laboratory of Ruminant Genetics, Breeding & Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of Xinjiang, Institute of Biotechnology, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830026, China. Electronic address: xjlmj2006@126.com.
• ⁴ Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. Electronic address: yu.jiang@nwafu.edu.cn.