197 Selection signatures on the X chromosome in a prolific meat sheep breed.
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Résumé
Abstract The X chromosome (ChrX) plays a key role in natural and artificial selection and animal evolution. Both natural and artificial selection leave distinct genomic footprints, known as selection signatures (SS), which can be identified on ChrX. Belclare sheep, a composite breed, have been subjected to strong selection pressure for high prolificacy and are also used for meat production, making them valuable in efficient and sustainable production systems. Our study aimed at identifying SS regions on the ChrX and conduct functional analysis related to reproduction traits in the Belclare sheep in contrast to non-prolific meat breeds. Ewes of the different sheep breeds were genotyped using the Illumina OvineSNP50. Only SNPs on the ChrX with defined positions based on the sheep (Ovis aries) genome assembly ARS-UI_Ramb_v2.0 were included. SNP filtering and quality control were conducted across all breeds, removing SNPs and samples with call rates below 90% and SNPs with minor allele frequency < 1%. After quality control, 863 SNPs were analyzed. Imputation of missing genotypes and haplotype phasing were performed using BEAGLE. Prior to SS detection, breeds were classified into two groups: prolific (Belclare, n = 2,441) and non-prolific (Beltex, n = 146; Charollais, n = 1,490; Suffolk, n = 1,237; and Texel, n = 3,378). The SS detection was performed within the prolific group using the integrated Haplotype Score (iHS) and between groups (prolific vs. non-prolific) using Cross-Population Extended Haplotype Homozygosity (XP-EHH) and the Ratio of Site-specific Extended Haplotype Homozygosity (Rsb). The SS detection was performed in 150 kb non-overlapping windows containing at least two SNPs per window using the REHH package in R. The top 10% windows with the highest scores were considered regions under positive selection in Belclare. Gene and QTL annotation was performed using the GALLO R package and functional enrichment (FDR < 0.05) was performed in gprofiler2 package in R. A total of 19 genomic regions identified by iHS co-localized with 18 candidate genes and two milk QTLs. Fifteen regions detected by XP-EHH and Rsb co-localized with 13 candidate genes and one reproduction QTL. No significant functional enrichment was observed. The milk QTLs were associated with protein and milk yield, while the reproduction QTL was associated with prolificacy. This suggests differences in selection signatures on ChrX between Belclare and the non-prolific breeds, which relate to the Belclare breed’s reproductive and maternal ability. Among the annotated genes, AKAP4, detected by iHS, is linked to flagellated sperm motility, suggesting its role as an X-linked gene influencing ram fertility. HTATSF1, detected by XP-EHH and Rsb, is reported to be linked with estrogen receptors involved in precocious puberty. The detection of SS highlights that selection pressure has left footprints on ChrX in the Belclare, particularly in regions associated with reproduction.
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Prédiction machine sur la base complète
Imitation des enseignantsNi prévalence calibrée, ni vérité terrain. Validation humaine à venir. Le volet Gemma est une étiquette directe du modèle pour chaque travail de la base, lue sur la notice réduite au titre. Le volet Codex est un classifieur appris des 10 348 étiquettes directes de Codex et calibré sur les taux pondérés de l'échantillon; les champs sans appui suffisant ne portent aucun appel Codex. Le mode candidate est l'union des deux volets; le consensus est leur intersection. Ces sorties portent le statut machine_predicted_unvalidated et ne sont pas des étiquettes humaines.
Scores du classifieur distillé par catégorie (deux têtes)
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| Métarecherche | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Méta-épidémiologie (sens strict) | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Méta-épidémiologie (sens large) | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Bibliométrie | 0,001 | 0,000 |
| Études des sciences et des technologies | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Communication savante | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Science ouverte | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Intégrité de la recherche | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Charge utile insuffisante (le modèle a refusé de juger) | 0,002 | 0,000 |
Scores machine (provisoires)
Les deux têtes enseignantes du modèle étudiant, lues sur ce travail. Un score ordonne la base pour la relecture; il n'affirme jamais une catégorie, et le statut de validation accompagne chaque rangée tel quel.
Scores de référence d'un modèle non mature (critères de maturité non atteints, 7 itérations). Un score ordonne; il n'affirme jamais une catégorie.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · tel quel depuis la passe de notation : score_only signifie que le nombre peut ordonner les travaux, et qu'aucune étiquette de catégorie n'en découleClassification
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