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Giraffe translocation population viability analysis [PDF]

, 2020
Most populations of giraffes have declined in recent decades, leading to the recent IUCN decision to upgrade the species to Vulnerable status, and some subspecies to Endangered.
Carter, Kerryn D., Deacon, Francois, Fienieg, Elmar, Lee, Derek E., Muller, Zoe, Scheijen, Ciska P. J., Strauss, Megan, van Oosterhout, Cock   +7 more
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Relationships between estimated autozygosity and complex traits in the UK Biobank [PDF]

, 2018
Inbreeding increases the risk of certain Mendelian disorders in humans but may also reduce fitness through its effects on complex traits and diseases. Such inbreeding depression is thought to occur due to increased homozygosity at causal variants that ...
Evans, Luke M, Johnson, Emma C, Keller, Matthew C   +2 more
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Genomic selection requires genomic control of inbreeding

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2012
Background In the past, pedigree relationships were used to control and monitor inbreeding because genomic relationships among selection candidates were not available until recently.
Sonesson Anna K, Woolliams John A, Meuwissen Theo HE   +2 more
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Gene expression drives the evolution of dominance. [PDF]

, 2018
Dominance is a fundamental concept in molecular genetics and has implications for understanding patterns of genetic variation, evolution, and complex traits.
A Durvasula, A Platt, AF Agrawal, B Charlesworth, BM Henn, BY Kim, CD Huber, CD Huber, D Enard, D Ortega-Del Vecchyo, D Szklarczyk, DJ Balick, F Gao, F Manna, FH Shaw, H Kacser, HA Orr, I Frumkin, J Yang, JBS Haldane, JS Sanjak, KE Lohmueller, KM Teshima, LD Hurst, MA DePristo, MJ Simmons, N Phadnis, P Cingolani, P Lamesch, PY Novikova, RA Fisher, RD Hernandez, RN Gutenkunst, S Glémin, S Ossowski, S Williamson, S Wright, SH Williamson, T Bedford, T Kawakatsu, T Mukai, TI Gossmann, TT Hu, X Zheng, YB Simons   +44 more
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Comprehensive analysis of inbreeding depression across growth, fertility, and survival traits in Limousine beef cattle

Animal
The Italian Limousine cattle population, with approximately 100 000 registered animals in the national herd book, plays a crucial role in the country’s national beef industry, being one of the most widely spread breeds in Italy.
S. Callegaro, F. Tiezzi, C. Maltecca, M.C. Fabbri, J.C. do Carmo Panetto, R. Bozzi   +5 more
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Differences in cynomolgus macaque populations used for infectious disease research

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Cynomolgus macaques, a species of Old World primate native to southeastern and eastern Asia and the island of Mauritius, are one of the most important nonhuman primate models for infectious disease. Research into the population genetics of cynomolgus macaques has found significant differences between macaques native to different areas, particularly ...
Darcy Quist, Kimimuepigha Ebisine, Emma Kennedy, Stuart Dowall, Mike Dennis   +4 more
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Ontogeny of the malleus in Mesocricetus auratus (Mammalia, Rodentia): Systematic and functional implications for the muroid middle ear

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The three mammalian auditory ossicles enhance sound transmission from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear. The anterior anchoring of the malleus is one of the key characters for functional classification of the auditory ossicles. Previous studies revealed a medial outgrowth of the mallear anterior process, the processus internus ...
Franziska Fritzsche, Wolfgang Maier, Irina Ruf   +2 more
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Nonequivalent lethal equivalents: Models and inbreeding metrics for unbiased estimation of inbreeding load

Evolutionary Applications, 2019
Inbreeding depression, the deterioration in mean trait value in progeny of related parents, is a fundamental quantity in genetics, evolutionary biology, animal and plant breeding, and conservation biology.
Pirmin Nietlisbach, Stefanie Muff, Jane M. Reid, Michael C. Whitlock, Lukas F. Keller   +4 more
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Inbreeding management and optimization of genetic gain with phenotypic and genomic selection in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)[W776] [PDF]

, 2020
Oil palm breeding relies on reciprocal recurrent selection between two heterotic groups complementary for bunch number and average bunch weight. Given the long generation interval and the limited selection intensity imposed by the progeny tests currently
Cros, David, Sanchez, Leopoldo, Tchounke, Billy   +2 more
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Genetic Diversity, Adaptation, Wild Introgression, and Coat Color Mutation of Golden Yak

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Genetic diversity, adaptation, wild introgression, and coat color mutation of golden yak from two populations on the Qinghai‐Xizang Plateau. ABSTRACT The golden yak lives on the Qinghai‐Xizang Plateau with a golden coat and adapts to high altitudes and strong ultraviolet environment. The golden coat is a prominent phenotype in many domesticated species,
Huixuan Yan, Jialei Chen, Chuzhao Lei, Fengwei Zhang, Shunzhong He, Weiru Song, Hongyan Ma, Shuling Li, Guomei Li, Laba Yongcuo, Jianlin Han, Johannes A. Lenstra, Qiang Zhang, Rende Song, Basang Wangdui, Ningbo Chen   +15 more
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