Genome-wide scan for selection signatures in wild African harlequin quail (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) reveals candidate genes associated with immune response, morphological and production traits
Stephen Ogada,
Philip Panyako,
Jacqueline Lichoti
et al.
Abstract:The wild African harlequin quails (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) of
Western Kenya suffer from incessant hunting, habitat fragmentation, and
the effects of climate change. These challenges, among others, have
forced them to breed under intensive pressure, disrupting normal
evolutionary processes. Here, we provide the first overview of the
selection signatures in wild African harlequin quails using
genotyping-by-sequencing information from 76 captured individuals.
Additionally, 19 domestic Japanese quails (C… Show more
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