Copy number variations and genome-wide associations reveal putative genes and metabolic pathways involved with the feed conversion ratio in beef cattle

MH de Almeida Santana, GAO Junior… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - Springer
The use of genome-wide association results combined with other genomic approaches may
uncover genes and metabolic pathways related to complex traits. In this study, the …

Genome-wide detection of CNVs and their association with meat tenderness in Nelore cattle

VH Silva, LCA Regitano, L Geistlinger, F Pértille… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Brazil is one of the largest beef producers and exporters in the world with the Nelore breed
representing the vast majority of Brazilian cattle (Bos taurus indicus). Despite the great …

Genome-wide identification of copy number variations in Chinese Holstein

L Jiang, J Jiang, J Wang, X Ding, J Liu, Q Zhang - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Recent studies of mammalian genomes have uncovered the vast extent of copy number
variations (CNVs) that contribute to phenotypic diversity. Compared to SNP, a CNV can …

Gene copy number variations involved in balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera L.) adaptive variations

J Prunier, I Giguère, N Ryan, R Guy… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Gene copy number variations (CNVs) involved in phenotypic variations have already been
shown in plants, but genomewide testing of CNVs for adaptive variation was not doable until …

Array CGH-based detection of CNV regions and their potential association with reproduction and other economic traits in Holsteins

M Liu, L Fang, S Liu, MG Pan, E Seroussi, JB Cole… - BMC genomics, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Copy number variations (CNVs) are structural variants consisting of
large-scale insertions and deletions of genomic fragments. Exploring CNVs and estimating …

Analysis of copy number variants by three detection algorithms and their association with body size in horses

J Metzger, U Philipp, MS Lopes… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Copy number variants (CNVs) have been shown to play an important
role in genetic diversity of mammals and in the development of many complex phenotypic …

A genome-wide scan of copy number variants in three Iranian indigenous river buffaloes

MG Strillacci, H Moradi-Shahrbabak, P Davoudi… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In Iran, river buffalo is of great importance. It plays an important role in
the economy of the Country, because its adaptation to harsh climate conditions and long …

Genome-wide detection of copy number variants in chinese indigenous horse breeds and verification of cnv-overlapped genes related to heat adaptation of the …

M Wang, Y Liu, X Bi, H Ma, G Zeng, J Guo, M Guo… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present study, genome-wide CNVs were detected in a total of 301 samples from 10
Chinese indigenous horse breeds using the Illumina Equine SNP70 Bead Array, and the …

Addressing production challenges in goat production systems of South Africa: The genomics approach

RP Mohlatlole, EF Dzomba, FC Muchadeyi - Small Ruminant Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Functional traits have become increasingly important for efficient breeding schemes in the
goat industry due to rising costs of production relative to product prices and consumers …

Copy number variation of MYLK4 gene and its growth traits of Capra hircus (goat)

SY Shi, LJ Li, ZJ Zhang, EY Wang, J Wang… - Animal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Copy number variation (CNV) is a form of genetic variation caused by genome
rearrangement, with abnormal fragments ranging from 50 bp to Mb. And, CNV is closely …