Article
Whole-Genome Resequencing of Holstein Bulls for Indel Discovery and Identification of Genes Associated with Milk Composition Traits in Dairy Cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Jiang Jianping, Gao Yahui, Hou Yali, Li Wenhui, Zhang Shengli, Zhang Qin, Sun Dongxiao
Abstract excerpt
The use of whole-genome resequencing to obtain more information on genetic variation could produce a range of benefits for the dairy cattle industry, especially with regard to increasing milk production and improving milk composition. In this study, we sequenced the genomes of eight Holstein bulls from four half- or full-sib families, with high and low estimated breeding values (EBVs) of milk protein percentage...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- China
- Dairying
- Genetic Variation
- Genome
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotype
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- INDEL Mutation
- Male