Elucidating the genetic basis of an oligogenic birth defect using whole genome sequence data in a non-model organism, Bubalus bubalis
Lynsey K. Whitacre, Jesse L. Hoff, Robert D. Schnabel, Sara Albarella, Francesca Ciotola, Vincenzo Peretti, Francesco Strozzi, Chiara Ferrandi, Luigi Rammuno, Tad S. Sonstegard, John L. Williams, Jerry F. Taylor, Jared E Decker
This study identifies genetic variants associated with transverse hemimelia in water buffalo using whole genome sequencing and homozygosity mapping, revealing an oligogenic inheritance pattern involving multiple genes.
Scientific Reports · Jan 3, 2017Peer-reviewedGenomics