Abstract DNA methyltransferase 3β (DNMT3B) is a gene encoding a de novo methylation
enzyme that is required for DNA methylation during mammalian embryo 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 …

Litter size is considered to be the most important index for estimating domestic animal
productivity. The number of indigenous goats in China with higher litter sizes than those of …

Reproductive traits have a high economic value in goat breeding, and increasing the
number of lambs produced by ewes is of great importance to improve the production …

Abstract Calsyntenin-2 (CLSTN2) is involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, cell death,
tumorigenesis, and follicular expression. Although CLSTN2 has been identified as a …

Abstract Tibetan goats, Taihang goats, Jining grey goats, and Meigu goats are the
representative indigenous goats in China, found in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Western pastoral …

Simple Summary The cilia-and flagella-associated protein 43 (CFAP43) gene plays an
important role in the formation of flagella and cilia, and limited research has been conducted …

In livestock, selection programs utilizing quantitative genetics are time consuming due to
long generation interval and sometimes of lowly heritable traits. Several genes to be used in …

Simple Summary The sex determining region Y (SRY)-type high mobility group (HMG) box 9
(Sox9) gene is critically important in the formation and development of cartilage and is …

The DNA methyltransferase 3 beta (DNMT3B) gene is key for DNA methylation and has
been well recognized in regulating growth and development. A previous observation …