Molly E. McCue

United States stakeholder insights on genetic testing for equine health and breeding

The paper surveys U.S. horse owners to assess their knowledge and priorities regarding genetic testing for equine health and breeding, identifying key concerns and information sources.

Fully Phased Telomere-to-Telomere Assemblies for Thoroughbred Horse and Donkey Haplotypes derived from a Mule Illuminate the Peculiar Evolution of Equid Centromeres

The paper presents telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies of a Thoroughbred horse and donkey derived from a mule, revealing insights into equid centromere evolution and plasticity.

Long-read RNA Sequencing Improves the Annotation of the Equine Transcriptome

The paper improves the equine transcriptome annotation using long-read RNA sequencing, achieving 45% better completeness and enhanced identification of alternative splicing and noncoding genes.

EquCab3, an Updated Reference Genome for the Domestic Horse

The paper presents an updated horse reference genome, EquCab3, which improves contiguity and composition compared to the previous version, EquCab2.

Developing a 670k genotyping array to tag ~2M SNPs across 24 horse breeds

The paper develops two new SNP arrays for horses, MNEc2M and MNEc670k, and demonstrates their imputation capabilities.