Whole-genome sequence analysis unveils different origins of European and Asiatic mouflon and domestication-related genes in sheep

Autor: Ze-Hui Chen, Ya-Xi Xu, Xing-Long Xie, Dong-Feng Wang, Diana Aguilar-Gómez, Guang-Jian Liu, Xin Li, Ali Esmailizadeh, Vahideh Rezaei, Juha Kantanen, Innokentyi Ammosov, Maryam Nosrati, Kathiravan Periasamy, David W. Coltman, Johannes A. Lenstra, Rasmus Nielsen, Meng-Hua Li

Publikováno v: Communications Biology, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)

Chen, Xu, et al. performed a population genetics analysis of the eight species in the Ovis genus to assess the evolutionary and demographic history of these wild species and its domesticated counterpart. The authors identified a number of introgressi

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Relationship between Residual Feed Intake and Production Traits in a Population of F2 Ducks

Autor: Yun-sheng Zhang, Ya-xi Xu, Wen-lei Fan, Zheng-kui Zhou, Zhi-ying Zhang, Shui-sheng Hou

Publikováno v: The Journal of Poultry Science, Vol 56, Iss 1, Pp 27-31 (2019)

Improving feed efficiency is important for decreasing feed cost in poultry production, because feed account for approximately 70% of the total production costs. The selection of feed efficiency may affect other important economic traits. Therefore, t

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Genomic analyses of wild argali, domestic sheep, and their hybrids provide insights into chromosome evolution, phenotypic variation, and germplasm innovation

Autor: Xin Li, San-Gang He, Wen-Rong Li, Ling-Yun Luo, Ze Yan, Dong-Xin Mo, Xing Wan, Feng-Hua Lv, Ji Yang, Ya-Xi Xu, Juan Deng, Qiang-Hui Zhu, Xing-Long Xie, Song-Song Xu, Chen-Xi Liu, Xin-Rong Peng, Bin Han, Zhong-Hui Li, Lei Chen, Jian-Lin Han, Xue-Zhi Ding, Renqing Dingkao, Yue-Feng Chu, Jin-Yan Wu, Li-Min Wang, Ping Zhou, Ming-Jun Liu, Meng-Hua Li

Publikováno v: Genome Research. 32:1669-1684

Understanding the genetic mechanisms of phenotypic variation in hybrids between domestic animals and their wild relatives may aid germplasm innovation. Here, we report the high-quality genome assemblies of a male Pamir argali (O. ammon polii, 2n = 56

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https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.276769.122

Distinct hydrogenotrophic bacteria are stimulated by elevated H2levels in upland and wetland soils

Autor: Ya-Xi Xu, Wenkai Ren, Teng Yanning, Chris Zhiyi Zhang, Xiyang Dong, Chris Greening, Liuqun Zhao, Yeshen Luo, Xiongjun Wang

BackgroundMolecular hydrogen (H2) is a major energy source supporting bacterial growth and persistence in soil ecosystems. While recent studies have uncovered mediators of atmospheric H2consumption, far less is understood about how soil microbial com

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https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.15.383943

Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits

Autor: Zhi-Qiang Shen, Juha Kantanen, Peng-Cheng Wan, Johannes A. Lenstra, Meng-Hua Li, Min Shen, James Kijas, Ping Zhou, Ji Yang, Juan Deng, EEr Hehua, Yong-Lin Yang, Olivier Hanotte, Jian-Lin Han, Yang Jingquan, Xinhua Wang, Zhang Yunsheng, Liu Changbin, Mostafa Dehghani-Qanatqestani, Ondřej Štěpánek, Ali Esmailizadeh, C. Weimann, Pi Wenhui, Feng-Hua Lv, David W. Coltman, Lei Gao, Xin Li, Michael William Bruford, Ya-Xi Xu, Guangjian Liu, Feng Wang, Yan-Ling Ren, Xing-Long Xie, Agraw Amane, Joram M. Mwacharo, Kathiravan Periasamy, Hua Yang, Song-Song Xu, Georg Erhardt, Hosein Salehian-Dehkordi

Publikováno v: Nature Communications
Li, X, Yang, J, Shen, M, Xie, X-L, Liu, G-J, Xu, Y-X, Lv, F-H, Yang, H, Yang, Y-L, Liu, C-B, Zhou, P, Wan, P-C, Zhang, Y-S, Gao, L, Yang, J-Q, Pi, W-H, Ren, Y-L, Shen, Z-Q, Wang, F, Deng, J, Xu, S-S, Salehian-Dehkordi, H, Hehua, E, Esmailizadeh, A, Dehghani-Qanatqestani, M, Štěpánek, O, Weimann, C, Erhardt, G, Amane, A, Mwacharo, J M, Han, J-L, Hanotte, O, Lenstra, J A, Kantanen, J, Coltman, D W, Kijas, J W, Bruford, M W, Periasamy, K, Wang, X-H & Li, M-H 2020, ' Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits ', Nature Communications, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 2815 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16485-1
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2020)
Nature Communications, 11. Nature Publishing Group

Understanding the genetic changes underlying phenotypic variation in sheep (Ovis aries) may facilitate our efforts towards further improvement. Here, we report the deep resequencing of 248 sheep including the wild ancestor (O. orientalis), landraces,

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32499537