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Table 3 Correspondence between the convergence candidate regions (CCR) identified in the core analyses between Australian Merino and Churra breeds (labeled as CCR1 to CCR18), with the CCR identified in the validation analyses performed by contrasting a small dataset of Spanish Merino and Churra sheep genotypes (labeled as CCR101 to CCR118)

From: High-resolution analysis of selection sweeps identified between fine-wool Merino and coarse-wool Churra sheep breeds

CCR AustralianMerino-Churra

CCR SpanishMerino-Churra

Region

Genomic region

Most extreme XPEHH valuea

Region

Genomic region

Most extreme XPEHH valuea

CCR1

Chr2: 51.659–53.837

6.297

CCR101

Chr2: 51.530–53.798

4.282

CCR2

Chr2: 78.854–79.190

4.571

   

CCR3

Chr3: 151.088–152.393

5.232

CCR102

Chr3: 151.433–152.055

3.648

CCR4

Chr3: 152.545–153.519

6.651

CCR103

Chr3: 152.855–152.861

3.560

CCR5

Chr3: 154.007–154.523

4.324

   

CCR6

Chr3: 154.638–158.339

5.409

   

CCR7

Chr3: 179.816–180.129

4.066

   

CCR8

Chr3: 182.779–182.916

3.373

   

CCR9

Chr3: 183.347–183.430

4.061

   

CCR10

Chr3: 187.634–188.482

4.323

   
   

CCR104

Chr4: 30.499–30.929

− 4.131

CCR11

Chr6: 36.461–36.914

− 4.211

   

CCR12

Chr6: 37.164–38.580

− 4.837

CCR105

Chr6: 38.181–38.255

− 3.666

   

CCR106

Chr6: 38.429–38.617

− 4.256

   

CCR107

Chr8: 31.613–31.699

 

CCR13

Chr8: 32.779–33.477

4.846

CCR108

Chr8: 32.364–32.597

 
   

CCR109

Chr8: 33.676–34.622

 
   

CCR110

Chr8: 34.791–35.740

 

CCR14

Chr8: 37.075–37.423

4.194

   
   

CCR111

Chr8: 51.730–52.676

− 5.015

   

CCR112

Chr8: 52.997–54.352

− 4.599

   

CCR113

Chr8: 59.193–60.187

− 6.377

CCR15

Chr10: 29.344–29.713

3.716

   
   

CCR114

Chr10: 51.490–52.154

− 4.592

   

CCR115

Chr10: 52.389–52.670

− 3.590

CCR16

Chr11: 26.512–26.940

− 3.458

   
   

CCR116

Chr15_ 37.553–37.776

4.543

   

CCR117

Chr15: 38.783–38.943

3.734

CCR17

Chr15: 74.618–74.636

− 3.429

   

CCR18

Chr25: 7.356–7.821

− 4.234

CCR118

Chr25: 7.356–7.970

− 3.361

  1. aFor the CCR including a selection signal identified by the XP-EHH test, the most extreme XP-EHH estimate is provided. Positive and negative (highlighted in bold font) XP-EHH estimates indicate selection in the Churra and Merino populations, respectively