Discovery and characterization of the α-amylases cDNAs from Enchytraeus albidus shed light on the evolution of “Enchytraeus-Eisenia type” Amy homologs in …

Ł Gajda, A Daszkowska-Golec, P Świątek - Biochimie, 2024 - Elsevier
Although enchytraeids have gained popularity in scientific research, fundamental questions
regarding their feeding ecology and biology remain largely unexplored. This study …

Genetically engineering milk

CBA Whitelaw, A Joshi, S Kumar, SG Lillico… - Journal of Dairy …, 2016 - cambridge.org
It has been thirty years since the first genetically engineered animal with altered milk
composition was reported. During the intervening years, the world population has increased …

Copy number variation detection using SNP genotyping arrays in three Chinese pig breeds

K Dong, Y Pu, N Yao, G Shu, X Liu, X He… - Animal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We performed genome‐wide CNV detection based on SNP genotyping data of 96 Chinese‐
native Tibetan, Dahe and Wuzhishan pigs. These pigs are particularly interesting because of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Copy Number Variations in the Plectin (PLEC) Gene on the Growth Traits and Meat Quality of Leizhou Black Goats

K Wang, Y Zhang, X Han, Q Wu, H Liu, J Han, H Zhou - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary As the global population continues to grow and the demand for unique
meat flavor increases, goat meat has emerged as a sustainable choice for meat …

Detection and analysis of genome‐wide copy number variation in the pig genome using an 80 K SNP Beadchip

Y Wang, T Zhang, C Wang - Journal of Animal Breeding and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Copy number variation (CNV) is an important source of genetic variability in human or
animal genomes and play key roles in phenotypic diversity and disease susceptibility. In the …

Copy number variations of the KAT6A gene are associated with body measurements of Chinese sheep breeds

X Wang, Y Wang, X Cao, Y Huang, P Li, X Lan… - Animal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Copy number variation (CNV) is one kind of genomic structure variations and presents as
gains and losses of genomic fragments. More recently, we have made an atlas of CNV maps …

[HTML][HTML] CNVs are associated with genomic architecture in a songbird

VH da Silva, VN Laine, M Bosse, K Oers, B Dibbits… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Understanding variation in genome structure is essential to understand
phenotypic differences within populations and the evolutionary history of species. A …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative effect of a CNV on a morphological trait in chickens

C Moro, R Cornette, A Vieaud, N Bruneau… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Copy Number Variation has been associated with morphological traits, developmental
defects or disease susceptibility. The autosomal dominant Pea-comb mutation in chickens is …

Copy number variants in a highly inbred I berian porcine strain

AI Fernández, C Barragán, A Fernández… - Animal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We carried out a comprehensive genomic analysis of porcine copy number variants (CNV s)
based on whole‐genome SNP genotyping data and provided new measures of genomic …

Improved detection and characterization of copy number variations among diverse pig breeds by array CGH

J Wang, J Jiang, H Wang, H Kang… - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
As a major component of genomic variation, copy number variations (CNVs) are considered
as promising markers for some phenotypic and economically important traits in domestic …