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ArticleGenome research2025

A high-throughput screening method for selecting feature SNPs to evaluate breed diversity and infer ancestry.

Meilin Zhang, Heng Du, Yu Zhang, Yue Zhuo, Zhen Liu, Yahui Xue, Lei Zhou, Sixuan Zhou, Wanying Li, Jian-Feng Liu

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Meilin Zhang *National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding; Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE); College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Heng Du *National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding; Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE); College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yu Zhang *National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding; Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE); College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yue ZhuoNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding; Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE); College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Zhen LiuNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding; Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE); College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yahui XueNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding; Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE); College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Lei ZhouNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding; Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE); College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Sixuan ZhouInstitute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550005, China.
Wanying LiNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding; Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE); College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Jian-Feng LiuNational Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture; State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding; Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE); College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; liujf@cau.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5766-7864

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Abstract

As the scale of deep whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data has grown exponentially, hundreds of millions of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been identified in livestock. Utilizing these massive SNP data in population stratification analysis, ancestry prediction, and breed diversity assessments leads to overfitting issues in computational models and creates computational bottlenecks. Therefore, selecting genetic variants that express high amounts of information for use in population diversity studies and ancestry inference becomes critically important. Here, we develop a method, HITSNP, that combines feature selection and machine learning algorithms to select high-representative SNPs that can effectively estimate breed diversity and infer ancestry. HITSNP outperforms existing feature selection methods in estimating accuracy and computational stability. Furthermore, HITSNP offers a new algorithm to predict the number and composition of ancestral populations using a small number of SNPs, and avoiding calculating the number of clusters. Taken together, HITSNP facilitates the research of population structure, animal breeding, and animal resource protection.

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BreedingLivestockPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAlgorithmsAnimalsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingMachine LearningWhole Genome Sequencing

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