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The Genome Landscape of Tibetan Sheep Reveals Adaptive Introgression from Argali and the History of Early Human Settlements on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

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Genetic basis of ruminant headgear and rapid antler regeneration

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Genome-wide analysis reveals population structure and selection in Chinese indigenous sheep breeds

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Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci

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Revealing the selection history of adaptive loci using genome-wide scans for selection: an example from domestic sheep

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A nonsense mutation in the beta-carotene oxygenase 2 (BCO2) gene is tightly associated with accumulation of carotenoids in adipose tissue in sheep (Ovis aries)

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Whole-genome sequences of 89 Chinese sheep suggest role of RXFP2 in the development of unique horn phenotype as response to semi-feralization

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Compelling evidence that a single nucleotide substitution inTYRP1is responsible for coat-colour polymorphism in a free-living population of Soay sheep

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Selection signature analysis reveals genes associated with tail type in Chinese indigenous sheep

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Genome-Wide Association Study for Wool Production Traits in a Chinese Merino Sheep Population

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Sheep genome functional annotation reveals proximal regulatory elements contributed to the evolution of modern breeds

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Wool Keratin-Associated Protein Genes in Sheep—A Review

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A sheep pangenome reveals the spectrum of structural variations and their effects on tail phenotypesPreprint

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A frameshift mutation in the coding region of the myostatin gene (MSTN) affects carcass conformation and fatness in Norwegian White Sheep (Ovis aries)

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Transcriptome analysis of adipose tissues from two fat-tailed sheep breeds reveals key genes involved in fat deposition

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A Point Mutation in Suppressor of Cytokine Signalling 2 (Socs2) Increases the Susceptibility to Inflammation of the Mammary Gland while Associated with Higher Body Weight and Size and Higher Milk Production in a Sheep Model

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A 1.8‐kb insertion in the 3′‐UTR of RXFP2 is associated with polledness in sheep

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Xanthophyll Pigmentation in Sheep Fat

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Genomic selection signatures in sheep from the Western Pyrenees

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A Localized Negative Genetic Correlation Constrains Microevolution of Coat Color in Wild Sheep

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Disruption of FGF5 in Cashmere Goats Using CRISPR/Cas9 Results in More Secondary Hair Follicles and Longer Fibers

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Multiplex gene editing via CRISPR/Cas9 exhibits desirable muscle hypertrophy without detectable off-target effects in sheep

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A single-base change in the tyrosine kinase II domain of ovine FGFR3 causes hereditary chondrodysplasia in sheep.

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Genomic Landscape of Copy Number Variations and Their Associations with Climatic Variables in the World’s Sheep

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High-density SNP markers elucidate the genetic divergence and population structure of Noticiana sheep breed in the Mediterranean context

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Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analyses Reveal Molecular Regulatory Networks for Pigmentation Deposition in Sheep

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Genomic analyses of Asiatic Mouflon in Iran provide insights into the domestication and evolution of sheep

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New Insights into Polymorphisms in Candidate Genes Associated with Incidence of Postparturient Endometritis in Ossimi Sheep (Ovis aries)

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Assessing the performance of Moghani crossbred lambs derived from different mating systems with Texel and Booroola sheep

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Unravelling the signatures of selection for climate adaptation in worldwide sheep breeds

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The identification of a novel SNP in the resistin (RETN) gene associated with growth traits in Karakul and Awassi sheep

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Analysis of Population Structure and Selection Signatures in Two Iraqi Fat‐Tailed Sheep Breeds

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Deciphering the Regulatory Network of Tail Fat Deposition in Large- and Small-Tailed Han Sheep Through Transcriptome and MicroRNAome Profiling

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Mouflon and Domestic Sheep Phylogeny: Ancestry, Domestication, and Evolutionary Dynamics

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Genomic scan of selective sweeps in an alpaca population subjected to directional selection for fibre quality traits

Arias, K. D., More, M. J., Goyache, F., Cruz, A., Burgos, A., Gutiérrez, G., Cervantes, I., & Gutiérrez, J. P. (2025) · animal · doi:10.1016/j.animal.2025.101674 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Expression profiling, functional characterization, and potential functional variants of the COL7A1 gene in sheep horn development

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Comparative histomorphometric and transcriptomic analysis reveals potential genetic determinants of pelage variation between hairy and coarse-woolly sheep

Liang, Q., De-jun, J., Wang, X., Xu, P., Zhang, J., Ge, C., Zheng, Y., Gao, T., Shi, Y., Xu, Z., et al. (2025) · BMC Genomics · doi:10.1186/s12864-025-12260-y · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Transcriptome Analysis of Adipose Tissues from Five Sheep Breeds Reveals Key Genes Involved in Fat Deposition

Yu, Y., Liu, S., Yang, J., & Xu, S. (2026) · Genes · doi:10.3390/genes17010093 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

3D Geometric Morphometric Analysis on Sexual Dimorphism in the Sella Turcica in Romanov Sheep Using CT Scan

Kılıçlı, İ. B., Mavili, E. D., Aksoy, E., Yunus, H. A., Ünal, İ., Batur, B., Melnyk, O. O., & Bakıcı, C. (2026) · Veterinary Medicine and Science · doi:10.1002/vms3.70915 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Transcriptome Analysis Reveals a Follicular Microenvironment Melanogenesis Axis in Black-to-White Coat-Color Transition of Junken Meat Sheep

Xi, B., Zhao, S., Qian, Y., Zhou, H., Zhang, W., Chen, Y., Cheng, R., Wang, Z., Yang, H., & Liu, J. (2026) · Biology · doi:10.3390/biology15131042 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Geographical distribution and phenotypic characterization of Malin sheep in three selected states of Peninsular Malaysia

Mahdzar, S. N., Bakar, M. A. A., Zulkifli, N. A., Noor, M. M., Rahman, M. H. A., Mohd‐Assaad, N., & Razak, S. A. (2023) · Journal of Animal Science and Technology · doi:10.5187/jast.2023.e80 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Tissue-specific and functional loci analysis of CASP14 gene in the sheep hornPreprint

Lu, X., Zhang, G., Yang, H., Shan, M., Zhang, X., Wang, Y., Bai, J., & Pan, Z. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2024.09.03.611085 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Ten years afeter Beijing: what more do caribbean women want...?

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Assessment of morphological features of skin and hair cover of Karakul lambs (South of Kazakhstan)

Lakhanova, K., Kedelbaev, B., Kydyrbaeva, A. E., Korazbekova, K., & Rustenov, A. (2023) · Tropical Animal Health and Production · doi:10.1007/s11250-023-03836-5

Morphological Characterization of Kage and Baruwal Sheep (Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758) Breeds in Nepal

Adhikari, S., & Kadariya, I. P. (2024) · AgroEnvironmental Sustainability · doi:10.59983/s2024020103

Application of CRISPR–Cas Technology in Drug Development

Altaf, S., Saleem, F., Ikram, H. M., Iftikhar, A., & Anwar, H. (2024) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-97-0814-7_8

Melanophilin polymorphism in ferrets of different colors

Kosovsky, G. Y., Глазко, В. И., Abramov, O. I., & Glazko, T. T. (2024) · Доклады Российской академии наук Науки о жизни · doi:10.31857/s2686738924010197

Genome-wide association study for polledness, horn shape, and wool traits in Original Valachian sheep

Mészárosová, M., Mészáros, G., Moravčí­ková, N., Pavlík, I., Margetín, M., & Kasarda, R. (2024) · Archives animal breeding/Archiv für Tierzucht · doi:10.5194/aab-67-373-2024

РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ В ВОСПРОИЗВОДСТВЕ СТАДА БАРАНОВ-ПРОИЗВОДИТЕЛЕЙ С ДЛИННЫМ ТУЛОВИЩЕМ, В ПОЗВОНОЧНИКЕ КОТОРЫХ ЕСТЬ ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНЫЕ ПОЗВОНКИ

Malmakov, N., Мусаева, А., Omashev, K. B., Арынгазиев, Б., Оразымбетова, З., Бахтыбеккызы, Ш., & Sagdat, Y. (2025) · Izdenister natigeler · doi:10.37884/4-2024/05

The Relationship of Genetic Polymorphisms in the Fifth Exon of the Prolactin Gene with Productive and Growth Traits in Iraqi Awassi Sheep

Dakheel, M. H., Al-Sarai, T. M., & Al-Soudani, H. M. (2025) · IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science · doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1487/1/012157

Genomic Analysis of Hair Sheep From West/Central Africa Reveals Unique Genetic Diversity and Ancestral Links to Breed Formation in the Caribbean

Wiener, P., Friedrich, J., Marr, M. M., Simo, G., Tanya, V. N., Ballingall, K. T., Flegontov, P., Rosen, B. D., Sallé, G., Spangler, G., et al. (2025) · Molecular Ecology · doi:10.1111/mec.17796

Heterogeneity of Variances in Milk Yield in Murrah Buffaloes

Júnior, R. N. C. C., de Araújo, C. V., Marques, J. R. F., Gomes, M. D. N. B., da Silva, W. C., Belo, T. S., Sousa, C. E. L., da Silva, É. B. R., Marques, L. C., Silva, M. M. D., et al. (2025) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani15182686

Functional genes for wool traits and coat colors

Li, M.-H., & Salehian-Dehkordi, H. (2025) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-43994-0.00016-2

Functional genes regulating appendage development

Li, M.-H., & Salehian-Dehkordi, H. (2025) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-43994-0.00017-4

Microsatellite-based genetic diversity assessment of Donggala cattle (Bos indicus) in Indonesia: Insights for conservation and breeding

Duma, Y., Agung, P. P., Tanari, M., Malewa, A. D., Mumu, M. I., Said, S., Saputra, F., Kaiin, E. M., Gunawan, M., Maulana, T., et al. (2025) · Veterinary World · doi:10.14202/vetworld.2025.2981-2990

RXFP2 gene variation drives horn sexual differences and polledness in sheep

Hu, X., Han, B., Liu, D., Li, X., Chen, C., Xu, T., Bao, G., Su, W., Li, G., Li, R., et al. (2026) · Genomics · doi:10.1016/j.ygeno.2026.111249

Transposable Elements Regulate Tail Development and Fat Deposition in Sheep Fetuses

Liang, Q., Yang, H., Dong, H., Andersson, G., Bongcam‐Rudloff, E., Wan, P., Kulatayev, B. T., Rouzi, M., Min, Y., & Han, J. (2025) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani15243654

Exploring climate adaptation in European Merino sheep: a landscape genomics approach

Civita, M. D., Wiener, P., Marr, M., Persichilli, C., Senczuk, G., Pilla, F., Clark, E. L., & Friedrich, J. (2025) · animal · doi:10.1016/j.animal.2025.101728

Additional file 1 of Heritability and recursive influence of host genetics on the rumen microbiota drive body weight variance in male Hu sheep lambs

Wang, W., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Li, C., Yuan, L., Zhang, D., Zhao, Y., Li, X., Cheng, J., Lin, C., et al. (2024) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.26613464

Additional file 2 of Single-cell sequencing reveals the reproductive variations between primiparous and multiparous Hu ewes

Ge, T., Wen, Y., Li, B., Huang, X., Jiang, S., & Zhang, E. (2024) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.26639695

Additional file 1 of Single-cell sequencing reveals the reproductive variations between primiparous and multiparous Hu ewes

Ge, T., Wen, Y., Li, B., Huang, X., Jiang, S., & Zhang, E. (2024) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.26639692

Sheep domestication and major post-domestication breeding

Li, M., & Dehkordi, H. S. (2025) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-43994-0.00022-8

Domestic sheep (Ovis aries)

Li, M., & Dehkordi, H. S. (2025) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-43994-0.00013-7

Environmentally independent histological markers of wool quality: a comparative study of Gentile di Puglia and Sarda breeds

Topputi, R., Molina, G., Ventriglia, G., Quiroz-Valiente, J., Guillermo, M. Á. R., Bruno, S., Ciani, E., Guerra, L., Cesarani, A., Landi, V., et al. (2026) · Frontiers in Animal Science · doi:10.3389/fanim.2025.1670137

Measures of size and shape in West African Dwarf and Red Sokoto goats

Isaac, U. C., & Ojukwu, C. M. (2026) · Discover Animals · doi:10.1007/s44338-026-00165-3

Origem e Domesticação dos Ovinos

de Carvalho, F. C., Júnior, G. A. F., Lima, F. R. G., & Silva, K. D. M. (2026) · Even3 Publicações eBooks · doi:10.29327/5786743

First breed-pool whole genome sequencing of egyptian sheep: a comprehensive genomic atlas revealing diversity and candidate genes for production and adaptation

Hassanine, N. N. A. M., Amin, A. H., Hafez, E. S. E., Ahmed, M. M. M., Ismail, A. H., Mohamed, A. Z., Halim, H. A. E., El-Sayed, G. M., Adss, I. A., Radwan, K. H., et al. (2026) · BMC Biotechnology · doi:10.1186/s12896-026-01199-x

Large-scale low-coverage whole-genome sequencing reveals the genetic architecture of wool and growth traits in fine-wool sheep

Shi, J., Lin, C., Wei, P., Huang, J., Tulafu, H., Yan, N., Wang, S. K., Pan, Z., & Wu, W. (2026) · Journal of genetics and genomics/Journal of Genetics and Genomics · doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2026.07.006

Comparative Transcriptomic Profiling Identifies Region- and Phenotypic-Background-Associated Transcriptional Programs Linked to Coat-Color Variation in Junken Meat Sheep

Xi, B., Zhao, S., Qian, Y., Zhang, W., Chen, Y., Wang, Z., Yang, H., & Liu, J. (2026) · Biology · doi:10.3390/biology15171457

Facial classification of five Huacaya alpaca biotypes using deep learningPreprint

Ticona, J., Quenaya, A., Mamani-Pari, D., & Maquera, G. (2026) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.7441892

Whole-genome resequencing of the Kazakh coarse-wool fat-tailed sheep identifies functional variants in disease-associated genes

Бакытбекович, С. Д., Orkara, S., Pokharel, K., Sandybayev, N. T., Khamzina, S., Ibragimov, P., & Хамзина, А. (2026) · Frontiers in Veterinary Science · doi:10.3389/fvets.2026.1936482

Recent advances in understanding genetic variants associated with economically important traits in sheep (Ovis aries) revealed by high-throughput screening technologies

Xu, S., & Li, M.-H. (2017) · Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering · doi:10.15302/j-fase-2017151 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits

Li, X., Yang, J. H., Shen, M., Xie, X.-L., Liu, G., Xu, Y., Lv, F., Yang, H., Yang, Y., Liu, C., et al. (2020) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16485-1 · Cited by 353 · see citing works

From markers to mechanisms: a comprehensive review of major genes and quantitative trait loci shaping the modern sheep (Ovis aries)

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Additional file 1 of Genetics of the phenotypic evolution in sheep: a molecular look at diversity-driving genes

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Trends towards revealing the genetic architecture of sheep tail patterning: Promising genes and investigatory pathways

Kalds, P., Luo, Q., Sun, K., Zhou, S., Chen, Y., & Wang, X. (2021) · Animal Genetics · doi:10.1111/age.13133 · Cited by 51 · see citing works