Nature Communications (Feb 2022)
A cattle graph genome incorporating global breed diversity
- A. Talenti,
- J. Powell,
- J. D. Hemmink,
- E. A. J. Cook,
- D. Wragg,
- S. Jayaraman,
- E. Paxton,
- C. Ezeasor,
- E. T. Obishakin,
- E. R. Agusi,
- A. Tijjani,
- K. Marshall,
- A. Fisch,
- B. R. Ferreira,
- A. Qasim,
- U. Chaudhry,
- P. Wiener,
- P. Toye,
- L. J. Morrison,
- T. Connelley,
- J. G. D. Prendergast
Affiliations
- A. Talenti
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- J. Powell
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- J. D. Hemmink
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- E. A. J. Cook
- The International Livestock Research Institute
- D. Wragg
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- S. Jayaraman
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- E. Paxton
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- C. Ezeasor
- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nigeria
- E. T. Obishakin
- Biotechnology Division, National Veterinary Research Institute
- E. R. Agusi
- Biotechnology Division, National Veterinary Research Institute
- A. Tijjani
- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) PO
- K. Marshall
- The International Livestock Research Institute
- A. Fisch
- Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo
- B. R. Ferreira
- Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo
- A. Qasim
- Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Gomal University
- U. Chaudhry
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- P. Wiener
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- P. Toye
- The International Livestock Research Institute
- L. J. Morrison
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- T. Connelley
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- J. G. D. Prendergast
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28605-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 14
Abstract
Cattle reference genomes are valuable resources but are currently heavily biased towards European breeds. Here the authors integrate assemblies for African breeds into a more representative cattle graph genome capturing global breed diversity.
