Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Functional annotations of three domestic animal genomes provide vital resources for comparative and agricultural research

  • Colin Kern,
  • Ying Wang,
  • Xiaoqin Xu,
  • Zhangyuan Pan,
  • Michelle Halstead,
  • Ganrea Chanthavixay,
  • Perot Saelao,
  • Susan Waters,
  • Ruidong Xiang,
  • Amanda Chamberlain,
  • Ian Korf,
  • Mary E. Delany,
  • Hans H. Cheng,
  • Juan F. Medrano,
  • Alison L. Van Eenennaam,
  • Chris K. Tuggle,
  • Catherine Ernst,
  • Paul Flicek,
  • Gerald Quon,
  • Pablo Ross,
  • Huaijun Zhou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22100-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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In order to interpret non-coding variants, information about regulatory elements in the genome is essential. Here, the authors annotate regulatory elements in chicken, pig and cattle, and characterize conservation of these elements between species.