Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu

The East African Shorthorn Zebu (EASZ) cattle are ancient hybrid between Asian zebu × African taurine cattle preferred by local farmers due to their adaptability to the African environment. The genetic controls of these adaptabilities are not clearly understood yet. Here, we genotyped 92 EASZ sample...

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Autores principales: Bahbahani, Hussain, Tijjani, Abdulfatai, Mukasa, Christopher, Wragg, David, Almathen, Faisal, Nash, Oyekanmi, Akpa, Gerald N., Mbole-Kariuki, Mary, Malla, Sunir, Woolhouse, Mark E.J., Sonstegard, Tad, Tassell, Curtis van, Blythe, Martin, Huson, Heather J., Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Frontiers Media 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126678
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author Bahbahani, Hussain
Tijjani, Abdulfatai
Mukasa, Christopher
Wragg, David
Almathen, Faisal
Nash, Oyekanmi
Akpa, Gerald N.
Mbole-Kariuki, Mary
Malla, Sunir
Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
Sonstegard, Tad
Tassell, Curtis van
Blythe, Martin
Huson, Heather J.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
author_browse Akpa, Gerald N.
Almathen, Faisal
Bahbahani, Hussain
Blythe, Martin
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Huson, Heather J.
Malla, Sunir
Mbole-Kariuki, Mary
Mukasa, Christopher
Nash, Oyekanmi
Sonstegard, Tad
Tassell, Curtis van
Tijjani, Abdulfatai
Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
Wragg, David
author_facet Bahbahani, Hussain
Tijjani, Abdulfatai
Mukasa, Christopher
Wragg, David
Almathen, Faisal
Nash, Oyekanmi
Akpa, Gerald N.
Mbole-Kariuki, Mary
Malla, Sunir
Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
Sonstegard, Tad
Tassell, Curtis van
Blythe, Martin
Huson, Heather J.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
author_sort Bahbahani, Hussain
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description The East African Shorthorn Zebu (EASZ) cattle are ancient hybrid between Asian zebu × African taurine cattle preferred by local farmers due to their adaptability to the African environment. The genetic controls of these adaptabilities are not clearly understood yet. Here, we genotyped 92 EASZ samples from Kenya (KEASZ) with more than 770,000 SNPs and sequenced the genome of a pool of 10 KEASZ. We observe an even admixed autosomal zebu × taurine genomic structure in the population. A total of 101 and 165 candidate regions of positive selection, based on genome-wide SNP analyses (meta-SS, Rsb, iHS, and ΔAF) and pooled heterozygosity (Hp) full genome sequence analysis, are identified, in which 35 regions are shared between them. A total of 142 functional variants, one novel, have been detected within these regions, in which 30 and 26 were classified as of zebu and African taurine origins, respectively. High density genome-wide SNP analysis of zebu × taurine admixed cattle populations from Uganda and Nigeria show that 25 of these regions are shared between KEASZ and Uganda cattle, and seven regions are shared across the KEASZ, Uganda, and Nigeria cattle. The identification of common candidate regions allows us to fine map 18 regions. These regions intersect with genes and QTL associated with reproduction and environmental stress (e.g., immunity and heat stress) suggesting that the genome of the zebu × taurine admixed cattle has been uniquely selected to maximize hybrid fitness both in terms of reproduction and survivability.
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spelling CGSpace1266782025-12-08T09:54:28Z Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu Bahbahani, Hussain Tijjani, Abdulfatai Mukasa, Christopher Wragg, David Almathen, Faisal Nash, Oyekanmi Akpa, Gerald N. Mbole-Kariuki, Mary Malla, Sunir Woolhouse, Mark E.J. Sonstegard, Tad Tassell, Curtis van Blythe, Martin Huson, Heather J. Hanotte, Olivier H. cattle The East African Shorthorn Zebu (EASZ) cattle are ancient hybrid between Asian zebu × African taurine cattle preferred by local farmers due to their adaptability to the African environment. The genetic controls of these adaptabilities are not clearly understood yet. Here, we genotyped 92 EASZ samples from Kenya (KEASZ) with more than 770,000 SNPs and sequenced the genome of a pool of 10 KEASZ. We observe an even admixed autosomal zebu × taurine genomic structure in the population. A total of 101 and 165 candidate regions of positive selection, based on genome-wide SNP analyses (meta-SS, Rsb, iHS, and ΔAF) and pooled heterozygosity (Hp) full genome sequence analysis, are identified, in which 35 regions are shared between them. A total of 142 functional variants, one novel, have been detected within these regions, in which 30 and 26 were classified as of zebu and African taurine origins, respectively. High density genome-wide SNP analysis of zebu × taurine admixed cattle populations from Uganda and Nigeria show that 25 of these regions are shared between KEASZ and Uganda cattle, and seven regions are shared across the KEASZ, Uganda, and Nigeria cattle. The identification of common candidate regions allows us to fine map 18 regions. These regions intersect with genes and QTL associated with reproduction and environmental stress (e.g., immunity and heat stress) suggesting that the genome of the zebu × taurine admixed cattle has been uniquely selected to maximize hybrid fitness both in terms of reproduction and survivability. 2017-06 2023-01-07T13:21:55Z 2023-01-07T13:21:55Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126678 en Open Access Frontiers Media Bahbahani H, Tijjani A, Mukasa C, Wragg D, Almathen F, Nash O, Akpa GN, Mbole-Kariuki M, Malla S, Woolhouse M, Sonstegard T, Van Tassell C, Blythe M, Huson H and Hanotte O (2017) Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu. Front. Genet. 8:68
spellingShingle cattle
Bahbahani, Hussain
Tijjani, Abdulfatai
Mukasa, Christopher
Wragg, David
Almathen, Faisal
Nash, Oyekanmi
Akpa, Gerald N.
Mbole-Kariuki, Mary
Malla, Sunir
Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
Sonstegard, Tad
Tassell, Curtis van
Blythe, Martin
Huson, Heather J.
Hanotte, Olivier H.
Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu
title Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu
title_full Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu
title_fullStr Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu
title_full_unstemmed Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu
title_short Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu
title_sort signatures of selection for environmental adaptation and zebu taurine hybrid fitness in east african shorthorn zebu
topic cattle
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126678
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