Since the development of single-hybrid maize breeding programs in the first half of the twentieth century1, maize yields have increased over sevenfold, and much of that increase can be attributed to tolerance of
ZhiYao Zeng,GuoQing Tang,JiDeng Ma,Graham Plastow,Stephen Moore,SongJia Lai,XueWei Li,ZhiQuan Wang.Developing a genome-wide selection model for genetic improvement of residual feed intake and carcass merit in a beef cattle breeding program[J]. Chinese Science Bulletin .2012(21)...
DNA methylation Brassica rapa Brassica oleracea evolutionary selection genetic variation gene expression 1. Introduction DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that controls multiple processes, such as gene expression, stress responses, and the expression of transposable elements (TEs) (Gallego-Bartolom...
Resequencing of global Lotus corniculatus accessions reveals population distribution and genetic loci, associated with cyanogenic glycosides accumulation and growth traits Cheng Chen Kaixuan Zhang Meiliang Zhou BMC Biology(2023) Genome-wide association studies identify OsWRKY53 as a key regulator of salt to...
Therefore, genetic improvement through the selection of animals with a greater ability to use feed could be one of the primary breeding goals. Generally, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and residual feed intake (RFI) were used to measure feed efficiency. FCR is widely used but not a suitable ...
Identifying true positive variants in genome-wide associations (GWA) depends on several factors, including the number of genotyped individuals. The limited dimensionality of genomic information may give insights into the optimal number of individuals to
Hardly any genome-wide investigations of the population structure and genetic basis of the unique YFC phenotypic traits have been conducted, a major drawback in rational improvement and conservation of these chickens. In this study, we sought to accomplish an extensive sequencing of YFC populations ...
In cattle, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have largely focused on European or Asian breeds, using genotyping arrays that were primarily designed for European cattle. Because there is growing interest in performing GWAS in African breeds, we have assessed the performance of 23 commercial bovin...
in the genomic regions with a high frequency of ROH, and these genes are expected to be used as candidate genes in marker-assisted selection (MAS) breeding programs. Our findings can provide theoretical support for genetic conservation and genetic improvement of 3 pig breeds in Chinese Taihu ...
We demonstrated that these SSRs have valuable application value in gene/QTL mapping, MAS, conservation of Arachis wild relatives, and useful for peanut genetic improvement. Conflict of interest The authors declare no competing financial interests. Financial support This research is supported by the ...