FIGURE 1.
Population structure and relationships of Northeast Merino compared with other breeds. (A) Admixture plot of 12 sheep breeds using ADMIXTURE with K = 2 and K = 5. (B) Principal component analysis of 12 sheep breeds. (C) A Neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree of the 12 sheep breeds (197 animals). Abbreviations: ALT, Altay; TIB, Tibetan; HUS, Hu; STH, Small-tailed Han; MON, Mongolian; NMS, Northeast Merino; RAM, Rambouillet; SAM, South African Meat Merino; AMS, Australian Merino; CMS, Chinese Merino; SUF, Suffolk; DOR, Dorset.
