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Genetic variability indexes for the Mountain Sheep subpopulations
| Breed | MAF | HO | HE | FIS | HWE P<0.05 | HWE P<0.01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PZ | 0.302 (±0.122) | 0.397 (±0.116) | 0.392 (±0.107) | −0.0125 | 1696 | 322 |
| PMS | 0.297 (±0.124) | 0.391 (±0.119) | 0.386 (±0.110) | −0.0122 | 2207 | 479 |
| CMS | 0.298 (±0.124) | 0.393 (±0.119) | 0.388 (±0.110) | −0.0137 | 1790 | 346 |
| Mean to all breeds | 0.299 | 0.394 | 0.389 | −0.0128 | 1898 | 401 |
Average (above the diagonal) and weighted average (below the diagonal) FST distances among the studied breeds
| Breed | PZ | PMS | CMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| PZ | ----.pdf"/> | 0.0142364 | 0.0197141 |
| PMS | 0.014995 | ------ | 0.0236004 |
| CMS | 0.0208261 | 0.0254135 | ------ |
Effective population size (Ne) and 95% confidence interval of Ne for the studied sheep breeds
| Breed | Ne | 95% CI down | 95% CI up |
|---|---|---|---|
| PZ | 94.2 | 92.7 | 95.7 |
| PMS | 103 | 101.3 | 104.7 |
| CMS | 64.6 | 63.8 | 65.4 |
Characteristics of haplotype cores for PZ, PMS and CMS
| Specification | PZ | PMS | CMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of haplotype cores | 1708 | 1901 | 1963 |
| Average haplotype core length (SD) | 89.4 (58.5) kbp | 95.9 (127.2) kpz | 96.3 (125.9) kpz |
| Number of REHH tests | 13338 | 14818 | 15752 |
| Number of haplotypes more frequent than 0.25 | 5606 | 6329 | 6501 |
| Number of cores for which haplotype frequency >0.25 and P<0.05 | 279 | 326 | 321 |
| Number of unique haplotypes | 210 | 215 | 216 |