Article
Genomic structure and marker-derived gene networks for growth and meat quality traits of Brazilian Nelore beef cattle.
BMC genomics - 15 Mar 2016
Mudadu Maurício A, Porto-Neto Laercio R, Mokry Fabiana B, Tizioto Polyana C, Oliveira Priscila S N, Tullio Rymer R, Nassu Renata T, Niciura Simone C M, Tholon Patrícia, Alencar Maurício M, Higa Roberto H, Rosa Antônio N, Feijó Gélson L D, Ferraz André L J, Silva Luiz O C, Medeiros Sérgio R, Lanna Dante P, Nascimento Michele L, Chaves Amália S, Souza Andrea R D L, Packer Irineu U, Torres Roberto A A, Siqueira Fabiane, Mourão Gerson B, Coutinho Luiz L, Reverter Antonio, Regitano Luciana C A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nelore is the major beef cattle breed in Brazil with more than 130 million heads. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are often used to associate markers and genomic regions to growth and meat quality traits that can be used to assist selection programs. An alternative methodology to traditional GWAS that involves the construction of gene network interactions, derived from results of several GWAS...
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