Figure 7.

Gene-network interactions between all the genes reported in the orthologous areas of H. sapience, for the genomic regions containing CNVRs in Afghan sheep breeds [the figure developed by Cytoscape functional annotation tool (http://www.cytoscape.org/)]. Circles of different colors represent biochemical paths and the lines between these circles indicate the interactions between these paths with each other, whose intensity is a measure of the assurance of a functional partnership. Region 1 contains the genes affecting the muscle skeletal region, region 2, the sex determination of males and females, birth weight, carcass weight, fetal development, skeletal development and cartilage structure region 3 is associated with birth weight and skeletal morphology and body size, and finally, region 4, affect the immune response, antigens, and antibodies.