Whole-genome sequencing of giant pandas provides insights into demographic history and local adaptation

S Zhao, P Zheng, S Dong, X Zhan, QI Wu, X Guo… - Nature Genetics, 2013 - nature.com
The panda lineage dates back to the late Miocene and ultimately leads to only one extant
species, the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Although global climate change and …

Yak whole-genome resequencing reveals domestication signatures and prehistoric population expansions

Q Qiu, L Wang, K Wang, Y Yang, T Ma, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Yak domestication represents an important episode in the early human occupation of the
high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP). The precise timing of domestication is debated …

Domestication of cattle: Two or three events?

D Pitt, N Sevane, EL Nicolazzi… - Evolutionary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cattle have been invaluable for the transition of human society from nomadic hunter‐
gatherers to sedentary farming communities throughout much of Europe, Asia and Africa …

Genome-wide association study for feed efficiency and growth traits in US beef cattle

CM Seabury, DL Oldeschulte, M Saatchi, JE Beever… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays for domestic cattle have
catalyzed the identification of genetic markers associated with complex traits for inclusion in …

A high-density SNP genotyping array for rice biology and molecular breeding

H Chen, W Xie, H He, H Yu, W Chen, J Li, R Yu, Y Yao… - Molecular plant, 2014 - cell.com
ABSTRACT A high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array is critically
important for geneticists and molecular breeders. With the accumulation of huge amounts of …

Genetic architecture of complex traits and accuracy of genomic prediction: coat colour, milk-fat percentage, and type in Holstein cattle as contrasting model traits

BJ Hayes, J Pryce, AJ Chamberlain, PJ Bowman… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Prediction of genetic merit using dense SNP genotypes can be used for estimation of
breeding values for selection of livestock, crops, and forage species; for prediction of …

Genome sequencing of the extinct Eurasian wild aurochs, Bos primigenius, illuminates the phylogeography and evolution of cattle

SDE Park, DA Magee, PA McGettigan, MD Teasdale… - Genome biology, 2015 - Springer
Background Domestication of the now-extinct wild aurochs, Bos primigenius, gave rise to the
two major domestic extant cattle taxa, B. taurus and B. indicus. While previous genetic …

Genomic scan of selective sweeps in thin and fat tail sheep breeds for identifying of candidate regions associated with fat deposition

MH Moradi, A Nejati-Javaremi, M Moradi-Shahrbabak… - BMC genetics, 2012 - Springer
Background Identification of genomic regions that have been targets of selection for
phenotypic traits is one of the most important and challenging areas of research in animal …

Genome-wide association and genomic selection in animal breeding

B Hayes, M Goddard - Genome, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
Results from genome-wide association studies in livestock, and humans, has lead to the
conclusion that the effect of individual quantitative trait loci (QTL) on complex traits, such as …

Genome-wide analysis reveals selection for important traits in domestic horse breeds

JL Petersen, JR Mickelson, AK Rendahl… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Intense selective pressures applied over short evolutionary time have resulted in
homogeneity within, but substantial variation among, horse breeds. Utilizing this population …