Selection Signatures in Italian Goat Populations Sharing the "facciuto" Phenotype

Area of Science:

• Animal Genetics
• Zoology
• Dermatology

Background:

• Facial stripes are common in European goat breeds.
• This light-pigmented phenotype, known as
• Purpose_of_the_Study
• Main_Methods
• Main_Results
• Conclusions

Purpose of the Study:

• Investigate genomic regions associated with the
• Main_Methods
• Main_Results
• Conclusions

Main Methods:

• Employed an FST-outlier approach for differential selection analysis.
• Compared six
• Main_Results
• Conclusions

Main Results:

• Identified significant signals on goat chromosomes 13 and 15.
• Annotated genes including ASIP, AHCY, ITCH, DYNLRB1, MAP1LC3A, PIGU, LOC102177263, and DTX4.
• These genes are potentially involved in the
• Conclusions

Conclusions:

• Confirmed the crucial role of the ASIP gene in goat pigmentation.
• Suggests additional genetic pathways contribute to the