Simple Summary The future of plant biology, particularly rapidly advancing precision
horticulture and predictive breeding, will require the transformation of huge volumes of multi …

This study aimed to reveal the potential genetic basis for litter size, coat colour, black
middorsal stripe and skin colour by combining genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) …

Intensive artificial selection has been imposed in Yunshang black goats, the first black
specialist mutton goat breed in China, with a breeding object of improving reproductive …

Protein-translated mRNA analysis has been extensively used to determine the function of
various traits in animals. The non-coding RNA (ncRNA), which was known to be non …

Dynein Axonemal Heavy Chain 1 (DNAH1) encodes proteins which provide structural
support for the physiological function and motor structure of spermatozoa (hereafter referred …

Growth hormone and prolactin belong to the class of peptide hormones that have a wide
range of regulatory functions. In this study, polymorphisms of growth hormone receptor …

The growth hormone is important in the regulation of metabolism and energy homeostasis
and acts through a growth hormone receptor (GHR). In this work, genetic variations within …

The Booroola fecundity (Fec B) gene, as the first major fecundity gene identified in Booroola
sheep, has attracted careful attention. So far, previous research have uncovered the FecB …

Abstract SMAD family member 1 (SMAD1) is phosphorylated and activated by the BMP
receptors, which help regulate ovulation rate, cell growth, apoptosis, and development …

Transcriptome sequencing analyses have suggested that sperm associated antigen 17
protein gene (SPAG17) may play important regulating roles in litter size. In this study, the …