Albinism in the American mink (Neovison vison) is associated with a tyrosinase nonsense mutation.

abstract：:Body weight is a complex trait in cattle associated with commonly used commercial breeding measurements related to growth. Although many quantitative trait loci (QTL) for body weight have been identified in cattle so far, searching for genetic determinants in different breeds or environments is promising. Therefore, w...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Igoshin AV,Yudin NS,Belonogova NM,Larkin DM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goat CSN1S2 locus is characterized by the presence of three alleles, A, B and C, all associated with about 2.5 g/l of protein per allele. The SDS-PAGE analysis of 441 individual milk samples obtained from goats belonging to a population reared in Southern Italy showed that the milk produced by three goats did not ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Ramunno L,Longobardi E,Pappalardo M,Rando A,Di Gregorio P,Cosenza G,Mariani P,Pastore N,Masina P

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral convergent strabismus with exophthalmus (BCSE) is a widespread inherited eye defect in several cattle populations. Its progressive condition often leads to blindness in affected cattle and decreases their usability. Furthermore, the German animal welfare laws prevent breeding with animals whose progeny are e...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Mömke S,Fink S,Wöhlke A,Drögemüller C,Distl O

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In domestic goats, the polled intersex syndrome (PIS) refers to XX female-to-male sex reversal associated with the absence of horn growth (polled). The causal variant was previously reported as a 11.7 kb deletion at approximately 129 Mb on chromosome 1 that affects the transcription of both FOXL2 and several long non-...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Simon R,Lischer HEL,Pieńkowska-Schelling A,Keller I,Häfliger IM,Letko A,Schelling C,Lühken G,Drögemüller C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the porcine GH gene was investigated in 292 F2 animals of mating Wild Boar x Piétrain and in 310 F2 animals of mating Meishan x Piétrain. Forty-three traits of fattening, carcass composition, meat quality and stress resistance were recorded. For the analysis of associations between GH gene variants and qua...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Knorr C,Moser G,Müller E,Geldermann H

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An MspI polymorphism was identified in intron 13 of the equine homologue of proto-oncogene c-kit (KIT) by comparing DNA sequences from horses with solid coat colour and horses homozygous for the tobiano spotting (To) gene. The allele associated with solid coat colour was designated KM0, while the allele associated wit...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Brooks SA,Terry RB,Bailey E

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent extension of genetic tools to the domestic cat, together with the serendipitous consequences of selective breeding, have been essential to the study of the genetic diseases that affect them. Cats are increasingly presented for veterinary surveillance and share many of human's heritable diseases, allowing th...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Samaha G,Beatty J,Wade CM,Haase B

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-26 (IL26) is a member of the IL10 cytokine family. The IL26 gene is located between two other well-known cytokines genes of this family encoding interferon-gamma (IFNG) and IL22 in an evolutionary conserved gene cluster. In contrast to humans and most other mammals, mice lack a functional Il26 gene. We ana...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Shakhsi-Niaei M,Drögemüller M,Jagannathan V,Gerber V,Leeb T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) in Africa remains largely unknown. After being first introduced from the Near East, sheep gradually spread through the African continent with pastoral societies. The eastern part of Africa was important either for the first diffusion of sheep southward or for putative seconda...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Resende A,Gonçalves J,Muigai AW,Pereira F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stearoyl-CoA desaturase (delta-9-desaturase; SCD) gene is a candidate gene for fatty acid composition. It is located on pig SSC14 in a region where quantitative trait loci (QTL) for fatty acid composition were previously detected in a Duroc purebred population. The objective of the present study was to fine map th...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Uemoto Y,Nakano H,Kikuchi T,Sato S,Ishida M,Shibata T,Kadowaki H,Kobayashi E,Suzuki K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three electrophoretic variants of erythrocyte malic enzyme (ME) in goats were reported. Inheritance data indicate that they are controlled by codominant alleles. The allele frequencies in four Mediterranean populations are given. ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Di Stasio L,Rasero R,Fiandra P,Giaccone P

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present herein a bovine chromosome 24 (BTA24) radiation hybrid (RH) map using 40 markers scored on a panel of 90 RHs. Of these markers, 29 loci were ordered with odds of at least 1000:1 in a framework map. An average retention frequency of 17.4% was observed, with relatively higher frequencies near the centromere. ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Kurar E,Womack JE,Kirkpatrick BW

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yolk ratio is an important production index in the salted duck egg industry. Yolk constituents are deposited during development of follicles. However, the molecular mechanism responsible for different yolk ratios in laying ducks remains elusive. In this study, Shaoxing ducks laying eggs with different yolk ratios were...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Du X,Ren JD,Xu XQ,Chen GH,Huang Y,Du JP,Tao ZR,Cai ZX,Lu LZ,Yang H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern commercial chickens have been bred for one of two specific purposes: meat production (broilers) or egg production (layers). This has led to large phenotypic changes, so that the genomic signatures of selection may be detectable using statistical techniques. Genetic differentiation between nine distinct broiler ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Stainton JJ,Haley CS,Charlesworth B,Kranis A,Watson K,Wiener P

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The KIT locus has been suggested to be a strong candidate region linked with whole-body roan in the F(2) population produced by intercrosses between Landrace and Korean Native pigs. In this manuscript, we report the finding of a novel alternative splicing event in the porcine KIT gene that results in the skipping of e...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Lim HT,Zhong T,Cho IC,Seo BY,Kim JH,Lee SS,Ko MS,Park HB,Kim BW,Lee JH,Jeon JT

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) has an important protective function against viral infection. The ability of an individual to respond properly to TLR ligands may be impaired by variants located in the TLR genes. By directly PCR sequencing four exons and their flanking sequence of chicken TLR3, a total of 50 nucleotide var...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Huang YQ,Chen W,Huang YH,Shi XW,Deng XM,Kang XT,Li N

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selection and use of animals with blood group 0 in the process of transplanting pig organs or tissues into humans can positively contribute to the control of acute immune rejection due to differences in blood groups. Exon-specific PCRs for the porcine blood group A transferase gene against genomic DNA from either ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Nguyen DT,Choi H,Jo H,Kim JH,Dirisala VR,Lee KT,Kim TH,Park KK,Seo K,Park C

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a proposal is presented for the allele nomenclature of 17 polymorphic STR loci (AHT4, AHT5, ASB2, ASB17, ASB23, CA425, HMS1, HMS2, HMS3, HMS6, HMS7, HTG4, HTG6, HTG7, HTG10, LEX3 and VHL20) for equine genotyping (Equus caballus). The nomenclature is based on sequence data of the polymorphic region of th...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： van de Goor LH,Panneman H,van Haeringen WA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD) between genetic loci has implications for both association studies and the accuracy of genomic prediction. To characterise the persistence of LD in diverse sheep breeds, two SNP genotyping platforms were used. First, existing SNP genotypes from 63 breeds obtained using the ovi...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Kijas JW,Porto-Neto L,Dominik S,Reverter A,Bunch R,McCulloch R,Hayes BJ,Brauning R,McEwan J,International Sheep Genomics Consortium.

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local breeds of livestock are of conservation significance as components of global biodiversity and as reservoirs of genetic variation relevant to the future sustainability of agriculture. One such rare historic breed, the Chillingham cattle of northern England, has a 350-year history of isolation and inbreeding yet s...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Williams JL,Hall SJ,Del Corvo M,Ballingall KT,Colli L,Ajmone Marsan P,Biscarini F

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss-of-function variants in the MC1R gene cause recessive red or yellow coat-colour phenotypes in many species. The canine MC1R:c.916C>T (p.Arg306Ter) variant is widespread and found in a homozygous state in many uniformly yellow- or red-coloured dogs. We investigated cream-coloured Australian Cattle Dogs whose coat ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Dürig N,Letko A,Lepori V,Hadji Rasouliha S,Loechel R,Kehl A,Hytönen MK,Lohi H,Mauri N,Dietrich J,Wiedmer M,Drögemüller M,Jagannathan V,Schmutz SM,Leeb T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) for litter size related traits, the total number of born piglets (TNB), the number of born alive piglets (NBA), the number of stillborn piglets (NSB) and the number of mummies (NM) at the first parity were recorded in 299 F(2) sows in a White Duroc x Chinese Erhualian intercross...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Li K,Ren J,Xing Y,Zhang Z,Ma J,Guo Y,Huang L

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene coding for the mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK-M), a pivotal component in gluconeogenesis from lactate via the Cori cycle, was highly polymorphic in strains of egg-type chickens (White Leghorn) of different origins. Based on MspI restriction fragment polymorphisms a total of seven allel...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Li S,Zadworny D,Aggrey SE,Kuhnlein U

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R), a G-protein coupled receptor, is implicated in mediating the effect of leptin on food intake and energy balance. A previous candidate gene study reported an association between an MC4R missense mutation (Asp298Asn) and fatness, growth and feed intake in pigs. To assess this associat...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Park HB,Carlborg O,Marklund S,Andersson L

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the recent development of whole-exome sequencing enrichment designs for the dog, a novel tool for disease-association studies became available. The aim of disease-association studies is to identify one or a very limited number of putative causal variants or genes from the large pool of genetic variation. To maxim...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Broeckx BJ,Coopman F,Verhoeven GE,De Keulenaer S,De Meester E,Bavegems V,Smets P,Van Ryssen B,Van Nieuwerburgh F,Deforce D

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of genome mapping is to achieve valuable insight into the connection between gene variants (genotype) and observed traits (phenotype). Part of that objective is to understand the selective forces that have operated on a population. Finding links between genotype-phenotype changes makes it possible to ide...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Manzari Z,Mehrabani-Yeganeh H,Nejati-Javaremi A,Moradi MH,Gholizadeh M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By means of a new antiserum, Mm, the Mae phenotype can be shown to be controlled by the Maem allele, the Mef phenotype by either the original Mef or a new Mefm allele, and the Mbe(f) phenotype by the Mbe(f)m allele. The complexity of the porcine M system is now extended to 13 internationally recognized blood group fac...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Nielsen PB

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pioneering study showed that the glycosphingolipid biosynthesis-globo series pathway genes (FUT1, FUT2, ST3GAL1, HEXA, HEXB, B3GALNT1 and NAGA) may play an important regulatory role in resistance to Escherichia coli F18 in piglets. Therefore, we analysed differential gene expression in 11 tissues of two populations ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Dong WH,Dai CH,Sun L,Wang J,Sun SY,Zhu GQ,Wu SL,Bao WB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) in horses is the result of an interaction of genetic and environmental factors and shares many characteristics with human asthma. Many studies have suggested that the interleukin-4 receptor gene (IL4R) is associated with this disease, and a QTL region on chromosome 13 containing IL4R...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Klukowska-Rötzler J,Swinburne JE,Drögemüller C,Dolf G,Janda J,Leeb T,Gerber V

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous GWAS carried out in a Duroc commercial line (Lipgen population), we detected on pig chromosomes 3, 4 and 14 several QTL for gluteus medius muscle redness (GM a*), electric conductivity in the longissimus dorsi muscle (LD CE) and vaccenic acid content in the LD muscle (LD C18:1 n - 7), respectively. We have...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Mármol-Sánchez E,Quintanilla R,Jordana J,Amills M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00