Genome-wide association study and ancestral origins of the slick-hair coat in tropically adapted cattle

Genome-wide association study and ancestral origins of the slick-hair coat in tropically adapted cattle

The slick hair coat (SLICK) is a dominantly inherited trait typically associated with tropically adapted cattle that are from Criollo descent through Spanish colonization of cattle into the New World. The trait is of interest relative to climate change, due to its association with improved thermo-t...

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Main Authors: Heather Jay Huson, Eui-Soo eKim, Robert W Godfrey, Timothy A Olson, Matthew eMcClure, Chad C Chase, Rita eRizzi, Ana Maria Perez O'Brien, Curtis eVan Tassell, Jose Fernando eGarcia, Tad Stewart Sonstegard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
SLICK
Criollo
Senepol
Carora
Romosinuano
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2014.00101/full

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