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Whole-genome sequences of 240 indigenous African cattle from Egypt, Uganda, and South Africa
Dlamini N, Gao J, Ginja C, Kantanen J, Ghanem N, Kugonza DR, Makgahlela M, Elnahas A, Zwane A, Zawedde BM, Nakkazi C, Behabura G, Nxumalo K, Malima M, Radwan…
Scientific data · doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07458-y · PMC13279788
Distinct adaptation and ancestral retention signals in African and European indigenous cattle genomes
Gao J, Ginja C, Liu Y, Kantanen J, Ghanem N, Kugonza D, Makgahlela M, Okwasiimire R, Bovenhuis H, Groenen MAM, Crooijmans RPMA.
Communications biology · doi:10.1038/s42003-026-09856-9 · PMC13153190
Evidence of early genomic selection in Holstein Friesian across African and European ecosystems
Gao J, Gonzalez-Prendes R, Liu Y, Kantanen J, Ginja C, Ghanem N, Kugonza DR, Makgahlela M, Bovenhuis H, Groenen MAM, Crooijmans RPMA.
BMC genomics · doi:10.1186/s12864-025-11828-y · PMC12211335
Whole genome sequences of 289 native cattle from Finland, the Netherlands, and Portugal
Ginja C, Gao J, Kantanen J, Ghanem N, Kugonza D, Makgahlela M, Pires AE, Usié A, Dibbits B, de Sousa CB, Gaspar D, Ruvinskiy D, Bijl E, Smidt H, Lindeberg H,…
Scientific data · doi:10.1038/s41597-025-06188-x · PMC12675749
Genomic insights into the population structure and genetic diversity of Ugandan indigenous cattle
Okwasiimire R, Kugonza DR, Ruvinskiy D, Weldenegodguad M, Ghanem N, Makgahlela ML, Ginja C, Crooijmans RPMA, Kantanen J, Uimari P, Pokharel K.
Animal genetics · doi:10.1111/age.70050 · PMC12559783
Inferences about the population history of Rangifer tarandus from Y chromosome and mtDNA phylogenies
Bozlak E, Pokharel K, Weldenegodguad M, Paasivaara A, Stammler F, Røed KH, Kantanen J, Wallner B.
Ecology and evolution · doi:10.1002/ece3.11573 · PMC11164974
Ancient Sheep Genomes Reveal Four Millennia of North European Short-Tailed Sheep in the Baltic Sea Region
Larsson MNA, Morell Miranda P, Pan L, Başak Vural K, Kaptan D, Rodrigues Soares AE, Kivikero H, Kantanen J, Somel M, Özer F, Johansson AM, Storå J, Günther T.
Genome biology and evolution · doi:10.1093/gbe/evae114 · PMC11162877
High-Density Genomic Characterization of Native Croatian Sheep Breeds
Drzaic I, Curik I, Lukic B, Shihabi M, Li MH, Kantanen J, Mastrangelo S, Ciani E, Lenstra JA, Cubric-Curik V.
Frontiers in genetics · doi:10.3389/fgene.2022.940736 · PMC9337876
Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci
Lv FH, Cao YH, Liu GJ, Luo LY, Lu R, Liu MJ, Li WR, Zhou P, Wang XH, Shen M, Gao L, Yang JQ, Yang H, Yang YL, Liu CB, Wan PC, Zhang YS, Pi WH, Ren YL, Shen Z…
Molecular biology and evolution · doi:10.1093/molbev/msab353 · PMC8826587
Whole-genome sequence analysis unveils different origins of European and Asiatic mouflon and domestication-related genes in sheep
Chen ZH, Xu YX, Xie XL, Wang DF, Aguilar-Gómez D, Liu GJ, Li X, Esmailizadeh A, Rezaei V, Kantanen J, Ammosov I, Nosrati M, Periasamy K, Coltman DW, Lenstra…
Communications biology · doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02817-4 · PMC8602413