TABLE 2.

Candidate genes under selection based on pairwise F _ST and θ _πratio.

Traits	Comparisons	Candidate genes
Milk	Dairy type versus Non-dairy type	BDH1, MRPL47, ACTL6A, NDUFB5, BCAR3, ART3, GABRG2, CLYBL, ABTB2
Wool	Wool type versus Wild type	MREG, ACVR2A, DKK2, NBEA
Reproduction	High prolificacy versus Low prolificacy	PDIA4, KITLG, RELL1, KIT, NFIC, DMRT1, BIRC6, SPIRE2
Horn	Poll versus Horn	STIM1, NRXN1
Ear	Big ear versus Small ear	LEP
Coat Color	White versus Black	GPR22, SOX5, CLEC12B, AIM1, AHCY, EDNRA, ITFG1, LDLRAD4

The italic in column “candidate genes” indicate name of gene.