The value of reference genomes in the conservation of threatened species

P Brandies, E Peel, CJ Hogg, K Belov - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Conservation initiatives are now more crucial than ever—over a million plant and animal
species are at risk of extinction over the coming decades. The genetic management of …

A dual strategy of breeding for drought tolerance and introducing drought-tolerant, underutilized crops into production systems to enhance their resilience to water …

A Rosero, L Granda, JA Berdugo-Cely, O Šamajová… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water scarcity is the primary constraint on crop productivity in arid and semiarid tropical
areas suffering from climate alterations; in accordance, agricultural systems have to be …

Impacts of epigenetic processes on the health and productivity of livestock

M Wang, EM Ibeagha-Awemu - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The dynamic changes in the epigenome resulting from the intricate interactions of genetic
and environmental factors play crucial roles in individual growth and development …

Genotyping-by-Sequencing Strategy for Integrating Genomic Structure, Diversity and Performance of Various Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) Breeds

NA Volkova, MN Romanov, AS Abdelmanova… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Artificial selection has been applied to domesticated birds for many
decades. More recently, this selection has made use of so-called single-nucleotide …

ddRAD sequencing based genotyping of six indigenous dairy cattle breeds of India to infer existing genetic diversity and population structure

N Masharing, M Sodhi, D Chanda, I Singh, P Vivek… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The present investigation aimed to identify genome wide SNPs and to carry out diversity and
population structure study using ddRAD-seq based genotyping of 58 individuals of six …

Genome-wide selection signatures address trait specific candidate genes in cattle indigenous to arid regions of India

N Sukhija, AA Malik, JM Devadasan, A Dash… - Animal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The peculiarity of Indian cattle lies in milk quality, resistance to diseases and stressors as
well as adaptability. The investigation addressed selection signatures in Gir and Tharparkar …

Genome-wide detection of selection signatures for pelt quality traits and coat color using whole-genome sequencing data in American Mink

S Valipour, K Karimi, DN Do, D Barrett, M Sargolzaei… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Domestication and selection are the major driving forces responsible for creating genetic
variability in farmed species. American mink has been under selection for more than 100 …

Leveraging available resources and stakeholder involvement for improved productivity of African livestock in the era of genomic breeding

EM Ibeagha-Awemu, SO Peters, MN Bemji… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The African continent is home to diverse populations of livestock breeds adapted to harsh
environmental conditions with more than 70% under traditional systems of management …

Detection of selection signatures for response to Aleutian mink disease virus infection in American mink

K Karimi, AH Farid, S Myles, Y Miar - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Aleutian disease (AD) is the most significant health issue for farmed American mink. The
objective of this study was to identify the genomic regions subjected to selection for …

Key triggers of adaptive genetic variability of sessile oak [Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl.] from the Balkan refugia: outlier detection and association of SNP loci from ddRAD …

EG Tóth, K Cseke, A Benke, BB Lados, VT Tomov… - Heredity, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge on the genetic composition of Quercus petraea in south-eastern Europe
is limited despite the species' significant role in the re-colonisation of Europe during the …