Ovis aries Raw sequence reads. Ovis aries

We employed a high-throughput sequencing approach to identify mRNA and miRNA that were differentially expressed in the tail adipose tissue of LTH and STH animals with extremely divergent tail phenotypes.We further identified specific differentially expressed genes and miRNAs (DEGsand DEMs respectively)linked tolipid metabolism, and performed anintegrativeanalysis to elucidate the genetics basis for thislarge-tailed phenotype.本研究采用高通量测序技术，在尾部表型差异极端显著的长尾型（LTH）与短尾型（STH）动物的尾部脂肪组织中，鉴定得到差异表达的信使RNA（mRNA）与微小RNA（miRNA）。本研究进一步筛选出与脂质代谢相关的特异性差异表达基因（DEGs）与差异表达微小RNA（DEMs），并通过整合分析阐明该长尾表型的遗传基础。