Genetic rescue of an endangered domestic animal through outcrossing with closely related breeds: A case study of the Norwegian Lundehund

Genetic rescue, outcrossing with individuals from a related population, is used to augment genetic diversity in populations threatened by severe inbreeding and extinction. The endangered Norwegian Lundehund dog underwent at least two severe bottlenecks in the 1940s and 1960s that each left only five...

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Autores principales: Stronen, Astrid V., Salmela, Elina, Baldursdóttir, Birna K., Berg, Peer, Espelien, Ingvild S., Järvi, Kirsi, Jensen, Henrik, Kristensen, Torsten N., Melis, Claudia, Manenti, Tommaso, Lohi, Hannes, Pertoldi, Cino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5453418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28570553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177429

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