Whole Genome Structural Analysis of Caribbean hair sheep reveals quantitative link to West African Ancestry

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) US Department of Agriculture; National Agricultural Library

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Project Citation: 

US Department of Agriculture, and National Agricultural Library. Whole Genome Structural Analysis of Caribbean hair sheep reveals quantitative link to West African Ancestry. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-06-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/E250262V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Whole Genome Structural Analysis of Caribbean hair sheep reveals quantitative link to West African Ancestry
Summary:  View help for Summary Illumina Ovine 50K data from West African, St Croix, and Bergamesca sheep used in conjunction with data from The International Sheep Genome Consortium to determine the ancestry/origin of Caribbean hair sheep.


Resources in this dataset:

Resource Title: WAD_50k. File Name: CaribbeanHair_dataset.zipResource Description: Illumina 50k Ovine SNP chip data for St Croix, West African, and Bergamesca sheep.Resource Software Recommended: PLINK,url: https://www.cog-genomics.org/plink2

Resource Title: WAD_50k.

File Name: CaribbeanHair_dataset.zip

Resource Description: Illumina 50k Ovine SNP chip data for St Croix, West African, and Bergamesca sheep.

Resource Software Recommended: PLINK,url: https://www.cog-genomics.org/plink2
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://agdatacommons.nal.usda.gov/articles/dataset/Whole_Genome_Structural_Analysis_of_Caribbean_hair_sheep_reveals_quantitative_link_to_West_African_Ancestry/24660639

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS; Caribbean hair sheep; West African sheep; St Croix sheep; Bergamesca sheep
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/2011 – 1/1/2017
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes DOI: 10.15482/USDA.ADC/1351110 Citation: Spangler, Gordon (2017). Whole Genome Structural Analysis of Caribbean hair sheep reveals quantitative link to West African Ancestry. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1351110 (Downloaded 2026-06-26)


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