From FAANG to fork: application of highly annotated genomes to improve farmed animal production

EL Clark, AL Archibald, HD Daetwyler, MAM Groenen… - Genome Biology, 2020 - Springer
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reports that by the year
2050 the global human population is likely to reach 9.7 billion, rising to 11.2 billion by 2100 …

A multi-tissue atlas of regulatory variants in cattle

S Liu, Y Gao, O Canela-Xandri, S Wang, Y Yu, W Cai… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Characterization of genetic regulatory variants acting on livestock gene expression
is essential for interpreting the molecular mechanisms underlying traits of economic value …

Pig genome functional annotation enhances the biological interpretation of complex traits and human disease

Z Pan, Y Yao, H Yin, Z Cai, Y Wang, L Bai… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The functional annotation of livestock genomes is crucial for understanding the molecular
mechanisms that underpin complex traits of economic importance, adaptive evolution and …

Phylogenomic analyses provide insights into primate evolution

Y Shao, L Zhou, F Li, L Zhao, BL Zhang, F Shao… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Comparative analysis of primate genomes within a phylogenetic context is essential for
understanding the evolution of human genetic architecture and primate diversity. We present …

Progress and opportunities through use of genomics in animal production

HE Jones, PB Wilson - Trends in Genetics, 2022 - cell.com
The rearing of farmed animals is a vital component of global food production systems, but its
impact on the environment, human health, animal welfare, and biodiversity is being …

An atlas of regulatory elements in chicken: A resource for chicken genetics and genomics

Z Pan, Y Wang, M Wang, Y Wang, X Zhu, S Gu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
A comprehensive characterization of regulatory elements in the chicken genome across
tissues will have substantial impacts on both fundamental and applied research. Here, we …

New genes interacted with recent whole-genome duplicates in the fast stem growth of bamboos

G Jin, PF Ma, X Wu, L Gu, M Long… - Molecular biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
As drivers of evolutionary innovations, new genes allow organisms to explore new niches.
However, clear examples of this process remain scarce. Bamboos, the unique grass lineage …

Comprehensive transcriptome and methylome analysis delineates the biological basis of hair follicle development and wool-related traits in Merino sheep

B Zhao, H Luo, J He, X Huang, S Chen, X Fu, W Zeng… - BMC biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Characterization of the molecular mechanisms underlying hair follicle
development is of paramount importance in the genetic improvement of wool-related traits in …

Comparative transcriptome in large-scale human and cattle populations

Y Yao, S Liu, C Xia, Y Gao, Z Pan, O Canela-Xandri… - Genome biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Cross-species comparison of transcriptomes is important for elucidating
evolutionary molecular mechanisms underpinning phenotypic variation between and within …

RGD v2. 0: a major update of the ruminant functional and evolutionary genomics database

W Fu, R Wang, HA Nanaei, J Wang, D Hu… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Ruminant Genome Database (RGD; http://animal. nwsuaf. edu. cn/RGD) provides
visualization and analysis tools for ruminant comparative genomics and functional …