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ArticleAnimal genetics2020

Dynamics of genomic architecture during composite breed development in cattle.

T do P Paim, E H A Hay, C Wilson, M G Thomas, L A Kuehn, S R Paiva, C McManus, H D Blackburn

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Article in Animal genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

T do P PaimInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano, Avenida Oeste n. 350, Iporá, 76.200-000, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9486-7128
E H A HayUS Department of Agriculture, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, 243 Fort Keogh Road, Miles City, 59301, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-3792
C WilsonUS Department of Agriculture, National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Germplasm Program, 1111 S Mason St., Fort Collins, 80521, USA.
M G ThomasDepartment of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, 350 W. Pitkin St., Fort Collins, 80523-1171, USA.
L A KuehnUS Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, US Meat Animal Research Center, 844 Rd 313, Clay Center, 68933, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7573-5365
S R PaivaEmbrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, PqEB, Av. W5 Norte (final) Caixa Postal 02372, Brasília, 70.770-917, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6687-2491
C McManusUniversidade de Brasília, Asa Norte, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, ICC Sul, Brasília, 70.910-900, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1106-8962
H D BlackburnUS Department of Agriculture, National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Germplasm Program, 1111 S Mason St., Fort Collins, 80521, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0575-1594
Agricultural Research Service · USNational Agricultural Statistics Service · USUniversidade de Brasília · BRBrazilian Agricultural Research Corporation · BRColorado State University · US

Funding

Agricultural Research ServiceCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Some livestock breeds face the challenge of reduced genetic variation, increased inbreeding depression owing to genetic drift and selection. Hybridization can reverse these processes and increase levels of productivity and adaptation to various environmental stressors. Samples from American Brangus were used to evaluate the indicine/taurine composition through nine generations (~45 years) after the hybridization process was completed. The purpose was to determine how hybridization alters allelic combinations of a breed over time when genetic factors such as selection and drift are operating. Furthermore, we explored genomic regions with deviations from the expected composition from the progenitor breeds and related these regions to traits under selection. The Brangus composition deviated from the theoretical expectation, defined by the breed association, of 62.5% taurine, showing taurine composition to be 70.4 ± 0.6%. Taurine and indicine proportion were not consistent across chromosomes. Furthermore, these non-uniform areas were found to be associated with traits that were probably under selection such as intermuscular fat and average daily gain. Interestingly, the sex chromosomes were predominantly taurine, which could be due to the composite being formed particularly in the final cross that resulted in progeny designated as purebred Brangus. This work demonstrated the process of new breed formation on a genomic level. It suggests that factors like genetic drift, selection and complementarity shift the genetic architecture into a uniquely different population. These findings are important to better understand how hybridization and crossbreeding systems shape the genetic architecture of composite populations.

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BreedingHybridization, GeneticAnimalsCattleBos indicusBos taurusgenerationshaplotypeshybridization

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PMID31961956
PMCPMC7065137
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