Genome-wide assessment of CNVs provides new insights into production and adaptive traits in Chinese indigenous sheep

Affiliations

• ¹ State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
• ² National Animal Husbandry Service, National Center of Preservation & Utilization of Animal Genetic Resources, Beijing 100125, China.
• ³ Glbizzia Biosciences, Beijing 102629, China.
• ⁴ State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
• ⁵ State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address: weicaihong@caas.cn.