Genome-Wide Scan of Wool Production Traits in Akkaraman Sheep
Genes, 2023 The objective of this study was to uncover the genetic background of wool quality, a production trait, by estimating genomic heritability and implementing GWAS in Akkaraman sheep. The wool characteristics measured included fibre diameter (FD) and staple length (SL) at the age of 8 months and yearling fibre diameter (YFD), yearling staple length (YSL ...
Yunus Arzik +5 more
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Identification of the Ovine Keratin-Associated Protein 26-1 Gene and Its Association with Variation in Wool Traits. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2017 Keratin-associated proteins (KAPs) are structural components of wool and hair fibres, and are believed to play a role in defining the physico-mechanical properties of the wool fibre.
Li S +6 more
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Variation in the Ovine KAP6-3 Gene (KRTAP6-3) Is Associated with Variation in Mean Fibre Diameter-Associated Wool Traits. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2017 Polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis was used to investigate variation in the ovine KAP6-3 gene (KRTAP6-3) in 383 Merino × Southdown-cross lambs from four sire-lines, and to determine whether this ...
Li S +6 more
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019 As a member of the Frizzled family, Frizzled3 (FZD3) is a receptor of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway and plays a vital role in mammalian hair follicle developmental processes. However, its effects on wool traits are not clear. The objectives of this
Zhao Bingru +11 more
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Cost-effectively dissecting the genetic architecture of complex wool traits in rabbits by low-coverage sequencing. [PDF]
Genet Sel Evol, 2022 Background Rabbit wool traits are important in fiber production and for model organism research on hair growth, but their genetic architecture remains obscure.
Wang D +8 more
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Marker density and statistical model designs to increase accuracy of genomic selection for wool traits in Angora rabbits. [PDF]
Front Genet, 2022 The Angora rabbit, a well-known breed for fiber production, has been undergoing traditional breeding programs relying mainly on phenotypes. Genomic selection (GS) uses genomic information and promises to accelerate genetic gain. Practically, to implement
Ning C +9 more
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m6A Methylation Analysis Reveals Networks and Key Genes Underlying the Coarse and Fine Wool Traits in a Full-sib Merino Family. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2022 Simple Summary Artificial breeding makes traits move forward in one direction and reach the extreme, such as ultra-fine wool covering the whole body of fine wool sheep.
Hua G +5 more
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Genetic variation in the ovine KAP22-1 gene and its effect on wool traits in Egyptian sheep. [PDF]
Arch Anim Breed, 2022 The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic polymorphisms in the keratin-associated protein (KAP22-1) gene in Barki (n=206), Rahmani (n=28) and Ossimi (n=28) as the three major sheep breeds in Egypt.
Sallam AM, Gad-Allah AA, Albetar EM.
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Effects of KRTAP20-1 Gene Variation on Wool Traits in Chinese Tan Sheep. [PDF]
Genes (Basel)Chinese Tan sheep lambs are recognised for having tight ‘spring-like’ curly wool when young, but this phenotype disappears with age. This wool consists of shorter, fine wool fibres (which are usually unmedullated) and heterotypic hair fibres (which are ...
Bai L, Zhou H, Tao J, Hickford JGH.
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Variation in the Exon 3-4 Region of Ovine KRT85 and Its Effect on Wool Traits. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Simple Summary α-keratins are the main structural proteins in the cortex of wool fibres. Variation in these proteins affects the structure and fibre characteristics of wool, making keratin genes good candidates for the development of gene markers to ...
Chai W +4 more
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