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A century of theories of balancing selection

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traits that affect organismal fitness are often highly genetically variable. This genetic variation is vital for populations to adapt to their environments, but it is also surprising given that nature – after all – ‘selects’ the best genotypes at the expense of those that fall short.
Filip Ruzicka, Martyna K. Zwoinska, Debora Goedert, Hanna Kokko, Xiang‐Yi Li Richter, Iain R. Moodie, Sofie Nilén, Colin Olito, Erik I. Svensson, Peter Czuppon, Tim Connallon   +10 more
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Sphagnum physiology in the context of changing climate: emergent influences of genomics, modelling and host-microbiome interactions on understanding ecosystem function. [PDF]

, 2014
Peatlands harbour more than one-third of terrestrial carbon leading to the argument that the bryophytes, as major components of peatland ecosystems, store more organic carbon in soils than any other collective plant taxa. Plants of the genus Sphagnum are
Gu, Lianhong, Muchero, Wellington, Schmutz, Jeremy, Shaw, A Jonathan, Timm, Collin M, Tuskan, Gerald A, Walker, Anthony P, Warren, Jeffrey M, Weston, David J, Wullschleger, Stan D   +9 more
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Introduced mona monkey Cercopithecus mona is a key predator of bird nests in the endemic‐rich Príncipe Island

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Bird communities in oceanic islands tend to evolve under reduced predation, making them extremely susceptible to introduced predators. Príncipe Island (São Tomé and Príncipe, Central Africa) harbors 11 endemic bird species and eight introduced mammal species.
Patrícia Guedes, Mohamed Henriques, Yodiney Dos Santos, Ayres Pedroso, Aramis Andrade, Mary E. Glenn, Keith K. Bensen, Tania Bird, Ricardo Faustino de Lima   +8 more
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Runs of homozygosity reveal candidate genes for economic traits in Danish Large White pigs [PDF]

Archives Animal Breeding
Analysis of runs of homozygosity (ROH) in commercial breed genomes is important for accurately assessing the population inbreeding status and exploring homozygous regions related to economic traits formed by selection pressure. The Danish Large White (LW)
W. Ding, X. Wu, Y. Bu, W. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Ding, X. Zheng, X. Zhang, Z. Yin   +8 more
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Stayability in the Era of Early‐Challenged Females: Genetic Parameters and Correlations With Economically Relevant Traits

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to estimate the variance components, heritabilities and genetic correlations between four new different categories of stayability (STAY48‐2, STAY48‐3, STAY54‐2, STAY54‐3) with weight at 240 days of age (W240), weight at 450 days of age (W450), scrotal circumference at 365 days of age (SC365), age at puberty in males (APM ...
Letícia Silva Pereira, Larissa Bordin Temp, Gabriel Gubiani, Miller Teodoro, Cláudio Ulhoa Magnabosco, Fernando Baldi   +5 more
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Genetic Parameters for Novel Feedlot Profitability‐Related Traits in Nelore Cattle

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to estimate (co)variance components and genetic parameters for accumulated profitability (AFP) and profit per kilogram of liveweight gain (PFT), and their relationships with weight at 450 days of age (W450), scrotal circumference at 365 days of age (SC365), age at first calving (AFC), probability of precocious calving at 30 ...
Letícia Pereira, Fernando Baldi, Guilherme Jordão Magalhães Rosa, José Bento Sterman Ferraz, Tiago Zanett Albertini, Minos Carvalho, Raysildo Barbosa Lobo, Eduardo da Costa Eifert, Elisa Peripolli, Cláudio Ulhôa Magnabosco   +9 more
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Impact of Model Parameterisation and Variance Component Estimates on Genomic Predictions of Carcass Traits in Montana Composite Cattle

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the influence of variance component (VC) estimates, obtained from different models and two relationship matrices, pedigree‐based (BLUP) and genomic information‐based (ssGBLUP), on genomic predictions of carcass traits in Montana composite cattle.
Caroline Assis Almeida, Felipe Eguti de Carvalho, Flávia Cristina Bis, Rachel Santos Bueno Carvalho, Elisângela Chicaroni de Mattos, Rafael Espigolan, Joanir Pereira Eler, Luís Telo da Gama, Fernando Baldi, José Bento Sterman Ferraz   +9 more
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Genetic Variation and Composition of Two Commercial Estonian Dairy Cattle Breeds Assessed by SNP Data

Animals
The aims of this study were to assess the genomic relatedness of Estonian and selected European dairy cattle breeds and to examine the within-breed diversity of two Estonian dairy breeds using genome-wide SNP data.
Sirje Värv, Tõnu Põlluäär, Erkki Sild, Haldja Viinalass, Tanel Kaart   +4 more
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Genomic Prediction Ability Using Linear and Threshold Approaches for Different Stayability Definitions in Nellore Females

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Enhancing female longevity through regular calvings improves herd replacement rates and reduces the costs associated with replacing low reproductive efficiency animals. Stayability (STAY), defined as a cow's ability to remain productive in the herd, is a categorical trait that challenges traditional genetic evaluation due to its non‐normal ...
Letícia Silva Pereira, Larissa Bordin Temp, Eduarda da Silva Oliveira, Jorge Hidalgo, Cláudio Ulhoa Magnabosco, Fernando Baldi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

De novo assembly of the cattle reference genome with single-molecule sequencing. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundMajor advances in selection progress for cattle have been made following the introduction of genomic tools over the past 10-12 years. These tools depend upon the Bos taurus reference genome (UMD3.1.1), which was created using now-outdated ...
Bickhart, Derek M, Cole, John B, Couldrey, Christine, Dreischer, Christian, Elsik, Christine G, Ghurye, Jay, Hagen, Darren E, Hall, Richard, Hammond, John A, Hoffman, Jinna, Koren, Sergey, Li, Wenli, Liu, George, Low, Wai Y, McDaneld, Tara G, McKay, Stephanie D, Medrano, Juan F, Murdoch, Brenda M, Nandolo, Wilson, Phillippy, Adam M, Rhie, Arang, Rosen, Benjamin D, Rowan, Troy N, Schnabel, Robert D, Schroeder, Steven G, Schultheiss, Sebastian J, Schwartz, John C, Smith, Timothy PL, Snelling, Warren M, Thibaud-Nissen, Françoise, Tseng, Elizabeth, Van Tassell, Curtis P, Zimin, Aleksey   +32 more
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