On Hair Follicle Development and Wool Production Traits in Sheep: A Review

Abstract

Hair follicle and skin development is a complex biological process involving many regulatory molecules. Wool trait is a complex quantitative trait controlled by multiple genes and affected by environment. In this paper, the histomorphology of hair follicle development in sheep and the molecular mechanism of hair follicle and wool traits formation were reviewed in order to provide theoretical basis for breeding and selection of sheep wool traits. © 2021 Friends Science Publishers