Genetic costs of domestication and improvement
The “cost of domestication” hypothesis posits that the process of domesticating wild species
can result in an increase in the number, frequency, and/or proportion of deleterious genetic …
can result in an increase in the number, frequency, and/or proportion of deleterious genetic …
Introducing BASE: the Biomes of Australian Soil Environments soil microbial diversity database
Background Microbial inhabitants of soils are important to ecosystem and planetary
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …
Genetic models of fibrillinopathies
KM Summers - Genetics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The fibrillinopathies represent a group of diseases in which the 10–12 nm extracellular
microfibrils are disrupted by genetic variants in one of the genes encoding fibrillin …
microfibrils are disrupted by genetic variants in one of the genes encoding fibrillin …
Third Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2015Prepared by
Following on from the First Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes [Schmid et al.,
2000] and the Second Report in 2005 [Schmid et al., 2005], we are pleased to publish this …
2000] and the Second Report in 2005 [Schmid et al., 2005], we are pleased to publish this …
[HTML][HTML] Cryopreservation of specialized chicken lines using cultured primordial germ cells
S Nandi, J Whyte, L Taylor, A Sherman, V Nair… - Poultry science, 2016 - Elsevier
Biosecurity and sustainability in poultry production requires reliable germplasm
conservation. Germplasm conservation in poultry is more challenging in comparison to other …
conservation. Germplasm conservation in poultry is more challenging in comparison to other …
Genome-wide characterization of genetic variants and putative regions under selection in meat and egg-type chicken lines
Background Meat and egg-type chickens have been selected for several generations for
different traits. Artificial and natural selection for different phenotypes can change frequency …
different traits. Artificial and natural selection for different phenotypes can change frequency …
The effects of recent changes in breeding preferences on maintaining traditional Dutch chicken genomic diversity
C Bortoluzzi, RPMA Crooijmans, M Bosse, SJ Hiemstra… - Heredity, 2018 - nature.com
Traditional Dutch chicken breeds are marginalised breeds of ornamental and cultural-
historical importance. In the last decades, miniaturising of existing breeds (so called neo …
historical importance. In the last decades, miniaturising of existing breeds (so called neo …
Ecological niche modelling for delineating livestock ecotypes and exploring environmental genomic adaptation: The example of Ethiopian village chicken
A Vallejo-Trujillo, A Kebede… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In evolutionary ecology, an “ecotype” is a population that is genetically adapted to specific
environmental conditions. Environmental and genetic characterisation of livestock ecotypes …
environmental conditions. Environmental and genetic characterisation of livestock ecotypes …
High-throughput and cost-effective chicken genotyping using next-generation sequencing
F Pértille, C Guerrero-Bosagna, VH Silva… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Chicken genotyping is becoming common practice in conventional animal breeding
improvement. Despite the power of high-throughput methods for genotyping, their high cost …
improvement. Despite the power of high-throughput methods for genotyping, their high cost …
Deciphering signature of selection affecting beef quality traits in Angus cattle
Artificial selection towards a desired phenotype/trait has modified the genomes of livestock
dramatically that generated breeds that greatly differ in morphology, production and …
dramatically that generated breeds that greatly differ in morphology, production and …