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Marco Tolone
Researcher at University of Palermo
Publications - 66
Citations - 933
Marco Tolone is an academic researcher from University of Palermo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Runs of Homozygosity. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 54 publications receiving 617 citations.
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Genomic inbreeding estimation in small populations: evaluation of runs of homozygosity in three local dairy cattle breeds
Salvatore Mastrangelo,Marco Tolone,R. Di Gerlando,Luca Fontanesi,Maria Teresa Sardina,Baldassare Portolano +5 more
TL;DR: Recent inbreeding was observed in local breeds, considering that 16 Mb segments are expected to present inbreeding up to three generations ago, and the necessity of implementing conservation programs to control the rise of inbreeding and coancestry in the three Italian local dairy cattle breeds was shown.
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Genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity identifies potential candidate genes associated with local adaptation in Valle del Belice sheep.
Salvatore Mastrangelo,Marco Tolone,Maria Teresa Sardina,Gianluca Sottile,Anna Maria Sutera,Rosalia Di Gerlando,Baldassare Portolano +6 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that natural selection has, at least partially, a role in shaping the genome of Valle del Belice sheep and that ROH in the ovine genome may help to detect genomic regions involved in the determinism of traits under selection.
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Sicilian sheep breeds using microsatellite markers
TL;DR: The Bayesian assignment test showed that BAR and SAR breeds had a more definite genetic structure, whereas the lowest assignment value was found in the PIN breed, and results indicated high genetic variability, low inbreeding and low genetic differentiation, except for BAR breed, in accordance with geographical location, history, and breeding practices.
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Conservation status and historical relatedness of Italian cattle breeds.
Salvatore Mastrangelo,Elena Ciani,Paolo Ajmone Marsan,Alessandro Bagnato,Luca Maria Battaglini,Riccardo Bozzi,Antonello Carta,Gennaro Catillo,Martino Cassandro,Sara Casu,Roberta Ciampolini,Paola Crepaldi,Mariasilvia D'Andrea,Rosalia Di Gerlando,Luca Fontanesi,Maria Longeri,Nicolò Pietro Paolo Macciotta,Roberto Mantovani,Donata Marletta,Donato Matassino,Marcello Mele,Giulio Pagnacco,Camillo Pieramati,Baldassare Portolano,Francesca Maria Sarti,Marco Tolone,Fabio Pilla +26 more
TL;DR: This study is the first exhaustive genome-wide analysis of the diversity of Italian cattle breeds using a medium-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array and the results will help design and implement conservation strategies.
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Genome-wide identification of runs of homozygosity islands and associated genes in local dairy cattle breeds
Salvatore Mastrangelo,Maria Teresa Sardina,Marco Tolone,R. Di Gerlando,Anna Maria Sutera,Luca Fontanesi,Baldassare Portolano +6 more
TL;DR: The gene ontology enrichment provided information on possible molecular functions, biological processes and cellular components under selection related to milk production, reproduction, immune response and resistance/susceptibility to infection and diseases.