“…This extended LD can be attributed to intensive artificial selection in commercial breeding populations, leading to a reduction in effective population size. Additionally, LD varied significantly between chromosomes, indicating differences in autosomal recombination rates influenced by genetic drift and selection pressures within these populations [47].This implies that these pairs of SNPs tend to be inherited together, potentially influencing specific genetic traits related to reproduction in Thin-tailed sheep. These strong linkages highlight potential genetic interactions contributing to the observed reproductive outcomes.…”