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Genetic variants in REC8, RNF212, and PRDM9 influence male recombination in cattle.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Sandor Cynthia, Li Wanbo, Coppieters Wouter, Druet Tom, Charlier Carole, Georges Michel
Abstract excerpt
We use >250,000 cross-over events identified in >10,000 bovine sperm cells to perform an extensive characterization of meiotic recombination in male cattle. We map Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) influencing genome-wide recombination rate, genome-wide hotspot usage, and locus-specific recombination rate. We fine-map three QTL and present strong evidence that genetic variants in REC8 and RNF212 influence genome-wide...
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