Nature Communications (Jul 2018)
Horse Y chromosome assembly displays unique evolutionary features and putative stallion fertility genes
- Jan E. Janečka,
- Brian W. Davis,
- Sharmila Ghosh,
- Nandina Paria,
- Pranab J. Das,
- Ludovic Orlando,
- Mikkel Schubert,
- Martin K. Nielsen,
- Tom A. E. Stout,
- Wesley Brashear,
- Gang Li,
- Charles D. Johnson,
- Richard P. Metz,
- Al Muatasim Al Zadjali,
- Charles C. Love,
- Dickson D. Varner,
- Daniel W. Bellott,
- William J. Murphy,
- Bhanu P. Chowdhary,
- Terje Raudsepp
Affiliations
- Jan E. Janečka
- Duquesne University
- Brian W. Davis
- Texas A&M University
- Sharmila Ghosh
- Texas A&M University
- Nandina Paria
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
- Pranab J. Das
- ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig
- Ludovic Orlando
- Natural History Museum of Denmark
- Mikkel Schubert
- Natural History Museum of Denmark
- Martin K. Nielsen
- University of Kentucky
- Tom A. E. Stout
- Utrecht University
- Wesley Brashear
- Texas A&M University
- Gang Li
- Texas A&M University
- Charles D. Johnson
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research
- Richard P. Metz
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research
- Al Muatasim Al Zadjali
- Duquesne University
- Charles C. Love
- Texas A&M University
- Dickson D. Varner
- Texas A&M University
- Daniel W. Bellott
- Whitehead Institute in Cambridge
- William J. Murphy
- Texas A&M University
- Bhanu P. Chowdhary
- Texas A&M University
- Terje Raudsepp
- Texas A&M University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05290-6
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
The rapidly evolving Y chromosome accumulates male-benefit genes but is often poorly characterized in many mammals. Here, the authors assemble the male specific region of the horse Y chromosome and investigate its evolution and function.
