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Trait-trait dynamic interaction: 2D-trait eQTL mapping for genetic variation study

BMC Genomics, 2008
Background Many studies have shown that the abundance level of gene expression is heritable. Analogous to the traditional genetic study, most researchers treat the expression of one gene as a quantitative trait and map it to expression quantitative trait
Sun Wei, Yuan Shinsheng, Li Ker-Chau
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Using social interaction models for genetic analysis of skin damage in gilts

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2023
Background Skin damage is a trait of economic and welfare importance that results from social interactions between animals. These interactions may produce wound signs on the gilt’s skin as a result of damage behavior (i.e., fighting), biting syndromes (i.
Natália Galoro Leite, Egbert Knol, Shogo Tsuruta, Stefanie Nuphaus, Roos Vogelzang, Daniela Lourenco   +5 more
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Circulating leukocyte telomere length is highly heritable among families of Arab descent [PDF]

, 2012
Background Telomere length, an indicator of ageing and longevity, has been correlated with several biomarkers of cardiometabolic disease in both Arab children and adults.
AS Al-Rethaiaa, Assim A Alfadda, C Bischoff, ES Epel, George P Chrousos, Greg C Gibson, J Lin, K Nordfjall, KA Mather, Khalid M Alkharfy, L Kazubowska, LS Wong, Majed S Alokail, MM Al-Nozha, Nasser M Al-Daghri, NM Al-Daghri, NM Al-Daghri, NM Al-Daghri, NM Al-Daghri, NM Al-Daghri, NM Al-Daghri, NM Bawazeer, O Al-Attas, Omar S Al-Attas, OS Al-Attas, OT Njajou, Philip McTernan, RM Cawthon, Shaun B Sabico, TJ Cole, WS Browner   +30 more
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The role of social effects in selection for animal improvement

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2008
Quantitative genetics can be used to understand how traits will respond to artificial selection regimes, and therefore, it can be an important tool in the development of selective breeding programs for animal improvement. In order to predict the response
Jason B. Wolf
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Transcriptome-wide association studies: recent advances in methods, applications and available databases

Communications Biology, 2023
Genome-wide association study has identified fruitful variants impacting heritable traits. Nevertheless, identifying critical genes underlying those significant variants has been a great task.
Jialin Mai, Mingming Lu, Qianwen Gao, Jingyao Zeng, Jingfa Xiao   +4 more
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On the heritability of geographic range sizes [PDF]

, 2003
Within taxonomic groups, most species are restricted in their geographic range sizes, with only a few being widespread. The possibility that species-level selection on range sizes contributes to the characteristic form of such speciesrange size ...
Gaston, K.J., Webb, T.J.
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Composition of the ileum microbiota is a mediator between the host genome and phosphorus utilization and other efficiency traits in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2022
Background Phosphorus is an essential nutrient in all living organisms and, currently, it is the focus of much attention due to its global scarcity, the environmental impact of phosphorus from excreta, and its low digestibility due to its storage in the ...
Valentin Haas, Solveig Vollmar, Siegfried Preuß, Markus Rodehutscord, Amélia Camarinha-Silva, Jörn Bennewitz   +5 more
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Negative phenotypic and genetic associations between copulation duration and longevity in male seed beetles [PDF]

, 2009
Reproduction can be costly and is predicted to trade-off against other characters. However, while these trade-offs are well documented for females, there has been less focus on aspects of male reproduction.
AA Hoffmann, B Zwaan, C Mühlhäuser, CW Fox, D Houle, D J Hosken, D Reznick, DA Dewsbury, DA Roff, DA Roff, DJ Hodgson, DJ Hosken, DJ Hosken, DS Falconer, E A Brown, FJ Messina, G Arnqvist, GA Schwarzenbach, GJ Kenagy, HS Crudgington, IT MacBean, J Hunt, J Hunt, JS Kotiaho, L Gay, L Partridge, LW Simmons, LW Simmons, M Ackermann, M Edvardsson, M Edvardsson, M Gasser, M Lynch, M Tatar, MD Tuttle, ME Czesak, MH Gromko, MJG Gage, MJG Gage, MR Rose, MT Siva-Jothy, N Wedell, NG Prasad, OY Martin, OY Martin, P E Eady, P Eady, PE Eady, R Thornhill, R Vasudev, S Paukku, S Pitnick, S Wigby, S-B Horng, T Burk, T Chapman, T Clutton-Brock, T Miyatake, T Price, T Tregenza, TA Mousseau, UM Savalli, UM Savalli, UM Savalli, WA Becker, WA Van Voorhies, WG Hill, WJ Bailey, WU Blanckenhorn, Y Qi   +69 more
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Heritability and quantitative genetic divergence of serotiny, a fire-persistence plant trait [PDF]

Annals of Botany, 2014
Although it is well known that fire acts as a selective pressure shaping plant phenotypes, there are no quantitative estimates of the heritability of any trait related to plant persistence under recurrent fires, such as serotiny. In this study, the heritability of serotiny in Pinus halepensis is calculated, and an evaluation is made as to whether fire ...
Hernández-Serrano, Ana, Verdú, Miguel, Santos-Del-Blanco, Luis, Climent, José, González-Martínez, Santiago C., Pausas, Juli G   +5 more
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Understanding Disease Susceptibility through Population Genomics [PDF]

Genomics & Informatics, 2012
Genetic epidemiology studies have established that the natural variation of gene expression profiles is heritable and has genetic bases. A number of proximal and remote DNA variations, known as expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs), that are ...
Seonggyun Han, Junnam Lee, Sangsoo Kim
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