A 12 kb multi-allelic copy number variation encompassing a GC gene enhancer is associated with mastitis resistance in dairy cattle
Young-Lim Lee, Haruko Takeda, Gabriel Costa Monteiro Moreira, Latifa Karim, Erik Mullaart, Wouter R. Coppieters, Ruth Appeltant, Roel F. Veerkamp, Martien A. M. Groenen, Michel Georges, Mirte Bosse, Tom Druet, A.C. Bouwman, Carole Charlier
The paper identifies a 12 kb multi-allelic CNV associated with mastitis resistance in dairy cattle by linking it to increased GC expression and a cis-regulatory enhancer.
PLoS Genetics · Jul 21, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics